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Absolute Brightness

by Celeste Lecesne

Young adult · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 820L

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Why we'd hand it over

A clear-eyed, unsentimental coming-of-age that treats queer identity as central, not redemptive—teens recognize the specificity of small-town homophobia, and the narrative doesn't flinch or offer easy resolution.

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