New Orleans Public Library

Author:

Curato, Mike, author, artist.

Title:

Flamer / Mike Curato.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.

Description:

366 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Summary:

In the summer between middle school and high school, Aiden Navarro is away at camp. While there, he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can not stop thinking about), and he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.

"It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.

Target Audience Note:

Ages 14-18 Henry Holt and Company.

Ages: 14-18.

Grades: 9-12.

Reading L: 3.2

Subjects:

Boy Scouts of America -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Boy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction.

Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Juvenile fiction.

Camps -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Camps -- Juvenile fiction.

Gay teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Gay teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.

Closeted gay people -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Closeted gay people -- Juvenile fiction.

Infatuation -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Infatuation -- Juvenile fiction.

Bullying -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Bullying -- Juvenile fiction.

Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Juvenile fiction.

Identity (Psychology) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

Self -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Self -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- Juvenile fiction.

Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Fiction.

Self-realization -- Fiction.

Self-acceptance -- Fiction.

Gay people -- Fiction.

Camps -- Fiction.

Bullies and bullying -- Fiction.

Genre:

Graphic novels.

Coming-of-age comics.

Gay comics.

Notes:

Illustrations rendered with black colored pencil and ink washes on bristol paper.

In the summer between middle school and high school, Aiden Navarro is away at camp. While there, he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can not stop thinking about), and he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.

"It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.

Accelerated Reader UG 3.2 1.0 509952

Massachusetts Book Awards Winner (Middle Grade/Young Adult), 2021.

LCCN:

2020904452

ISBN:

9781627796415

162779641X

9781250756145

1250756146

Other Number:

1123238947

System Availability:

3

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

3

Control Number:

1172106

Call Number:

GRPH YA CURATO

Course Reserves:

0

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1