{"product_id":"9780702313653","title":"Boy Like Me","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Green, Simon James\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 14 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 2 March 2023 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 25 | 252g\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Believable characters and the warmth of Green's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewriting bring light to a difficult topic' - Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the margins of a book's pages, sparks fly as a teenage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eromance begins. But in this time and place, sparks like these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecan only ignite trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeelings towards boys, Jamie sees that he's not the only one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho has checked the book out. Will Jamie and this mystery boy have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe courage to meet - and if they do, what will it take to hold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon to each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely - and timeless - story of forbidden love by one of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUK's most beloved authors of teen LGBTQ+ fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with Simon James Green's distinctive brand of humour making\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis an important but also very enjoyable read!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of books such as They Both Die At the End,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterlove  and Young Mungo, as well as dramas like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a Sin, Close, and Blue Jean.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Green, Simon James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42537520464056,"sku":"9780702313653","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780702313653.jpg?v=1734693411","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780702313653","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}