Brighter Than the Moon
Bloomsbury USA · Print & ebook · January 10, 2023
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- Who it’s for
- A tender, wry romance explores online selves, complicated crushes, and the labels that never quite fit.
- Themes
- Identity and self-discovery, Online relationships, Secrets and honesty
- Genres
- YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Coming of Age, Contemporary YA Romance
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Shy foster kid Jonas and self-assured vlogger Shani met online, and so far, that's where their relationship has stayed, sharing memes and baring their souls from behind their screens. Shani is eager to finally meet up, but Jonas isn't so sure--he's not confident Shani will like the real him . . . if he's even sure who that is. Jonas knows he's trapped himself in a lie with Shani--and wants to dig himself out.
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But Shani, who's been burned before, may not give him a chance: she talks her best friend Ash into playing spy and finding out the truth. When Ash falls for Jonas, too, he keeps that news from Shani, and soon they're all keeping secrets. Will it matter that their hearts are in the right place? Coming clean will require them to figure out who they really are, which is no easy task when all the pieces of your identity go beyond easy boxes and labels. Lauded writer David Valdes offers a heartfelt, clever, and thought-provoking story about how we figure out who we want to be--online and IRL--for fans of David Levithan and Adam Silvera.
Beyond the Screen
A tender, wry romance explores online selves, complicated crushes, and the labels that never quite fit.
Come here for
- Digital-age romance with tangled feelings
- Questions of identity that resist easy boxes
Expect
- Secrets and second thoughts alongside heartfelt connection
- A thoughtful look at who we are online and off
Where it sits
| YA Romance - LGBTQ+ | 87% |
|---|---|
| Coming of Age | 71% |
| Contemporary YA Romance | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Romance - LGBTQ+
- Dating & Sex for Teens
- Finding Your Footing
- Authors
- David Valdes
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Published
- January 10, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Identity and self-discovery · Online relationships · Secrets and honesty
- Reading lane
- YA Romance - LGBTQ+