Boy Like Me: A searing YA novel about two boys finding love in the shadow of Section 28

A Searing YA Novel About Two Boys Finding Love in the Shadow of Section 28“ Believable characters and the warmth of Green's writing bring light to a difficult topic ” - ObserverIn the margins of a book's pages, sparks fly as a teenage romance begins. But in this time and place, sparks like these can only ignite trouble.It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, Jamie sees that he's not the only one who has checked the book out. Will Jamie and this mystery boy have the courage to meet - and if they do, what will it take to hold on to each other?A timely - and timeless - story of forbidden love by one of the UK's most beloved authors of teen LGBTQ+ fictionFilled with Simon James Green's distinctive brand of humour making this an important but also very enjoyable read!Perfect for fans of books such as They Both Die At the End, Afterlove and Young Mungo, as well as dramas like It's a Sin, Close, and Blue Jean. “ Believable characters and the warmth of Green's writing bring light to a difficult topic ” - Observer In the margins of a book's pages, sparks fly as a teenage romance begins. But in this time and place, sparks like these can only ignite trouble. It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, Jamie sees that he's not the only one who has checked the book out. Will Jamie and this mystery boy have the courage to meet - and if they do, what will it take to hold on to each other? A timely - and timeless - story of forbidden love by one of the UK's most beloved authors of teen LGBTQ+ fiction Filled with Simon James Green's distinctive brand of humour making this an important but also very enjoyable read! Perfect for fans of books such as They Both Die At the End, Afterlove and Young Mungo , as well as dramas like It's a Sin, Close, and Blue Jean. It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a school librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, he notices that he's not the only one who has checked the book out. In the margins of the pages, he and another student start to leave messages for each other, and Jamie starts to believe that he's not alone ... and maybe also has a shot at finding love. That is, until the secret novel is discovered by the head teacher and all hell breaks loose. 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.