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Autoboyography

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Autoboyography follows Tanner Scott, a bisexual high school senior who has moved from California to a conservative Utah town. When Tanner takes a writing seminar, he meets Sebastian, the class’s teaching assistant and the son of a local Mormon bishop. As Tanner and Sebastian grow closer, Tanner struggles with how to navigate his feelings in a community where being openly queer is challenging. This coming-of-age tale explores themes of identity, love, and self-discovery.
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You might enjoy this engaging young adult novel if you're interested in a heartfelt coming-of-age story that explores themes of identity, love, and self-discovery. The tale revolves around the complexities of navigating a secret romance and the challenges of finding one's place in a world that may not always be accepting. It's a touching read for those who appreciate character-driven narratives with emotional depth.

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High school senior Tanner Scott has hidden his bisexuality since his family moved to Utah, but he falls hard for Sebastian, a Mormon mentoring students in a writing seminar Tanner's best friend convinced him to take.

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“This book is epic.” —Cosmopolitan

Fangirl meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this “sensitive and complex” (BCCB) coming-of-age novel from New York Times bestselling authors Christina Lauren about two boys who fall in love in a writing class—one from a progressive family and the other from a conservative religious community.

Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah.

But when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High’s prestigious Seminar—where honour roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester—Tanner can’t resist going against his better judgement and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Four months is an eternity.

It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him.

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Autoboyography is praised for its nuanced handling of complex themes like religion, identity, and sexuality. Reviews highlight its hopeful and moving narrative, successfully blending Tanner's personal journey with his feelings for Sebastian amidst religious constraints. The story is recognised for its intense yet inspirational approach, relatable characters, and its honest exploration of personal and societal conflicts.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781481481694

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 September 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Edition: Reprint

Illustration: f-c cvr (spfx: spot gloss)

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York TimesUSA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, Roomies, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, The UnhoneymoonersThe Soulmate EquationSomething WilderThe True Love Experiment, and The Paradise Problem. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com or @ChristinaLauren on Instagram.

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