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The BFG
The BFG by Roald Dahl
When Sophie is carried off by a giant one night from her orphanage, she is thankful he is a BFG (Big Friendly Giant) who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children. They concoct a plan to save the world from other man-gobbling giants.
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Boy meets Boy
Boy meets Boy by David Levithan
There isn't really a gay scene or a straight scene in our town. They got all mixed up a while back, which I think is for the best." And, as he observes at the end of the story, "It's a wonderful world." Paul has both gay and straight friends, and they all hang out together at terrific bookstores and concerts, and advise one another on the sometimes-troubled progress of their various romances.
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