StreamLine
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Seventeen-year-old Diana hasn’t left her home in at least a month, but she has the whole online world at her fingertips. Waking up each day at sunset, she logs into the vast world of Garlandía, an online massive multiplayer role-playing game. Offline, she’s labeled as autistic and treated like a freak. Online, she’s Lune, an up-and-coming video game streamer with a small but steady fanbase. As Lune, Diana can access adventure, admiration, and a future career as a pro-gamer. All she needs is to hit the milestone of one thousand subscribers on StreamLine, and she’ll be well on her way.
When Lune crosses paths with the legendary girl gamer Nocht, she may have found the key that will boost her to the upper echelon of streamers. But as Nocht begins to unravel all Lune thought she knew about gaming, friendship, and love, Diana must find the courage to risk building her dreams offline, too.
Praise for StreamLine
"This short book holds intense emotion and relatable coming-of-age themes. It has excellent representations of lesbian and trans characters that spark understanding and empathy. The online trolling and themes of friendship were relatable. Overall, this book is small but mighty and well worth the read." - Young Adult Books Central
"Diana's experiences and relationships are evocative of those of many social outsiders. Refreshingly, while she's affected by her autism, it's never treated as something that's wrong with her. Her portrayal avoids stereotypes, clearly showing that her issues are caused by a world that refuses to make space for her neurodivergence." - Kirkus Reviews
"A powerful and gripping read that illustrates the importance of authenticity, acceptance, allyship, friendship and community." - Callum Stephen Howes (Autistic Callum), autistic self-advocate and content creator
"I saw myself in Lune, who is an honest representation of many autistic women and girls." -Rachel Lowenstein, founder and creator of Rachelissan, Global Head of Inclusion Innovation for Mindshare
"...a heartfelt, empowering coming-of-age tale of self-discovery, love, and acceptance." - Lyric Rivera (Neurodivergent Rebel) author of Workplace Neurodiversity Rising
Boy at the Window
Boy at the Window
It all began with trying to fly.
After jumping off the roof of his house in the middle of the night, Daniel Kim wakes up far from Neverland, his reprieve from the real world. Thrust into a mental health hospital and then into a brand-new high school, he struggles to hold on to reality while haunted by both his very-present past and his never-present parents. But when he joins Cranbrook Preparatory’s cross-country team, he starts to feel like he’s walking on his own two feet once again. He meets Jiwon Yoon—another cross-country runner, who may be the first person to join Daniel in his Neverland daydreams.
Or maybe Jiwon is the one who will finally break Daniel free.
Praise for Boy at the Window
""Ellzey’s novel is a sensitive story from a gifted writer...While the book has some triggering content, such as suicide attempts and mental illness, the author never equates Daniel’s mental struggles to his sexuality. It is a very keen move to draw that line very cleanly. Daniel is a fresh take on LGTBQIA+ youth representation who many readers will gravitate to; he is relatable without being stereotypical and his story is one young adults will want to read. VERDICT This debut novel belongs on the shelves of all libraries that serve high school readers." – School Library Journal
"The portrayals of mental illness and trauma recovery are handled honestly and sensitively. There is no magical solution…An ultimately uplifting story that does not shy away from the discomfort of reality." - Kirkus Reviews
Gimmicks and Glamour
Gimmicks and Glamour
Ashly Harris has a secret she’s been keeping all her life.
To everyone else she’s just a seventeen-year-old party girl and problem senior at Hackley High School. She has always felt alone, and not just because she’s biracial and openly bisexual. Ashly sees faeries all around her, all the time. She has learned to hide her Sight, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is constantly taking the blame for the havoc that the faeries wreak. The only person who knows about Ashly’s ability is her eccentric, yet level-headed best friend, Caris, who might be playing along while also playing with Ashly’s feelings.
As Ashly speeds toward graduation with few future prospects on the horizon, she must protect the classmates she claims to hate from an evil that no one else sees.
Praise for Gimmicks and Glamour
"This is an accessible story with an interesting premise: The fantasy metaphor for Ashly's adolescent alienation and despair works well and livens up the plot, especially when a revelation draws Ashly into the throes of a faerie war as well as a rewarding queer romance. A relatable fantasy weaving in real-life issues." - Kirkus Reviews
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