Frost

by Wendy Delsol
This modern-day retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "Snow Queen" picks up where it left off in Stork (Candlewick, 2010), with plenty of backstory included. Kat is adjusting to her membership in the ancient Stork society that delivers souls and is still enamored with her boyfriend, Jack, descended from Jack Frost, who can control the weather. Together, their powers often have disastrous results, like an out-of-control snowstorm on Christmas Eve.  Frost sustains the momentum of the first book and effectively sets the stage for the final installment in the trilogy

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How beautiful the ordinary: Twelve stories of identity

edited by Michael CartThis collection's refreshing perspective—that gay, lesbian, and transgendered lives simply are, as Cart states in the introduction, "as wonderfully various, diverse, and gloriously complex as any other lives,"—distinguishes it. Twelve acclaimed authors contribute stories ranging from sweet and nostalgic to lyrical and desperate, capturing the blissful/painful process of self-discovery.  The formats and settings of the stories are as varied as the characters. This collection, with some detailed sexual descriptions, is sure to find its intended teen audience.

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