{"product_id":"9781728206998","title":"Helene Dunbar - We Are Lost and Found","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Helene Dunbar. Themes include Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age, Historical, United States, 20th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"the queen of heartbreaking prose\" (Paste) Helene Dunbar, We Are Lost and Found is a young adult realistic fiction novel in the vein of The Perks of Being a Wallflower about three friends coming-of-age against the backdrop of the Aids crisis in the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael is content to live in the shadow of his best friends, James and Becky. Plus, his brother, Connor, has already been kicked out of the house for being gay and laying low seems to be Michael's only chance at avoiding the same fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo pass the time before graduation, Michael hangs out at The Echo where he can dance and forget about his father's angry words, the pressures of school, and the looming threat of Aids, a disease that everyone is talking about, but no one understands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen he meets Gabriel, a boy who actually sees him. A boy who, unlike seemingly everyone else in New York City, is interested in him and not James. And Michael has to decide what he's willing to risk to be himself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is perfect for:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders who want stories centering gay boys coming of age\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eParents and educators looking for realistic historical fiction for teens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFans of Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, and Stephen Chbosky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for We Are Lost and Found:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dunbar painstakingly populates the narrative with 1980s references--particularly to music--creating a vivid historical setting... A painful but ultimately empowering queer history lesson.\"--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It's a certain type of magic that Helene Dunbar managed with this story... A hauntingly beautiful, yet scarring story that captures the struggles of figuring out who you are while facing the uncertainties of the world, a story that should be mandatory reading for all.\"--The Nerd Daily\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We Are Lost and Found absolutely sparkles... she so perfectly, so evocatively captures the angst, uncertainty, and shaky self-confidence of adolescence that it might make you wince.\"--Echo Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptioned for a major motion picture adaptation by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's production company, Ill Kippers!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58009472991606,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781728206998.jpg?v=1780471492","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781728206998","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}