Title: Flamer
Description: *I know I’m not gay. Gay boys like other boys. I hate boys. They’re mean, and scary, and they’re always destroying something or saying something dumb or both.*

*I hate that word. Gay. It makes me feel . . . unsafe.*

It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes―but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.
Subjects: LGBTQ young adult, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, collectionID:TexChallenge2021, collectionID:KellerChallenge, collectionID:AlpineChallenge, Comic books, strips, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Camps, Gay teenagers, Closeted gays, Infatuation, Bullying, Teenagers, Suicidal behavior, Identity (Psychology), Self, Catholic Church, Sortir du placard (Homosexualité), Bandes dessinées, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Colonies de vacances, Adolescents homosexuels, Homosexuels dans le placard, Intimidation, Adolescents, Comportement suicidaire, Identité (Psychologie), Moi (Psychologie), Aspect religieux, Église catholique, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Boy Scouts of America