Simon James Green crée des histoires sur l'adolescence avec une empathie et un humour remarquables, capturant ces moments gênants mais précieux. Ses récits abordent souvent des thèmes tels que l'identité, l'amitié et la recherche de sa place dans le monde, le tout livré avec esprit et gentillesse. Green utilise magistralement des situations comiques pour explorer des émotions plus profondes, créant des œuvres à la fois accessibles et résonnantes pour les jeunes lecteurs. Son style est frais et énergique, rempli de personnages mémorables et de rebondissements inattendus.
It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of
gayrelationships in schools. When a school librarian leads Jamie toa disguised
novel in the library that reflects his own confusedfeelings towards boys, he
sees he's not the only one who has checkedthe book out. In the margins of the
pages, Jamie learns thathe's not alone.
Barney's a shoo-in for LGBTQ+ Society President at the school club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the whole student body, who will win? A riotously funny look at - and heartfelt celebration of - queer students everywhere organizing to make a difference.
A novel that will have you laughing out loud one minute, and swooning the next! "Simon James Green is one of the most hilarious, heart-flippingly romantic, charmingly observant writers in the game right now." Becky Albertalli, author of Love, Simon In the town of Newsands, painfully shy Alex is abandoned by his two best friends for the summer. But he unexpectedly lands a part-time job at Wonderland, a run-down amusement arcade on the seafront, where hegets to know the other teen misfits who work there. Alex starts to come out of his shell, and even starts to develop feelings for co-worker Ben... who, as Alex's bad luck would have it, has a girlfriend. Then as debtors close in on Wonderland and mysterious, threatening notes start to appear, Alex and his new friends take it on themselves to save their declining employer. But, like everything in Wonderland, nothing is quite what it seems...
Freddie is unremarkable - too unremarkable. He decides to follow a new, proactive philosophy designed to transform his social and romantic life: saying 'yes' to every opportunity. It works! He's becoming a whole new Freddie. But he soon learns that sometimes getting things wrong is part of figuring out what - and who - you really want.
Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes start up a new
relationship together and start posting pics showing the world how fabulous
their new life together is. Jack and Nate decide to make it look like they're
having an even better time. But faking the best summer ever is harder than it
looks!
"Side-splitting comedy" - The Guardian "Refreshingly positive...sure to leave you with a smile on your face." - OK Magazine Noah's back, and more bananas! He and Harry are now officially boyfriends, but is Noah ready for the difference? It's no help that a group of cosmopolitan French exchange students have descended on Little Fobbing - including sexy Pierre Victoire, who seems to have his eye on Harry! Meanwhile, Noah's paired up with a girl ... who, most outrageously, is not even French. But that's not all: the police are monitoring Noah, and he can't tell if it's because his dad and secret half-brother, Eric, have made off with his gran's fake diamonds; because his PE teacher is receiving mysterious cash infusions from Russia; or because drag queen Bambi Sugapops is hiding out at Noah's house in the midst of a knock-down, bare-knuckled drag feud. Will Noah ever catch a break?!
Painfully geeky Noah Grimes thinks his best chance at social normalcy is to strike up a romance with Sophie. But his delusional plans are hopelessly derailed when his best (and only) friend Harry kisses him at a party. That's when things go from bad to utter chaos.