Glitter Boy: A heartfelt children's novel about the courage it can take to stay true to yourself

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He's homophobic, and his small touches—from forbidding James contact with another non-masculine boy, disparaging a female couple in the neighborhood, to general homophobic comments meant to somehow prevent James from being gay—creates an unsafe home life for James.

But he's being bullied by a boy at school, and as the secrets build up, James begins to lose his spark. The recoil is so forceful that the Glitter Boy must anchor itself in place using two laser-tipped drilling pylons, gripping claws in its feet, and computer-controlled retro-rockets. It is a wonderful thing that we finally have some UK authors writing stories starring LGBT characters in the middle grade space. A Polari-Prize-winning author presents an unforgettable story about a boy facing up to bullying – and his own truths.

I knew that if I stopped to think about it too much, the pressure and nerves would get to me, so I decided to just really enjoy the writing process. Every day he plays and hangs out with his friends Harriet, Nathan and Joel, and then after school sees his Nan on the way home. At a time when LGBTQ+ rights and topics are in danger of being kept from young people, it’s more relevant than ever. But, lately, a pile on of obstacles is tarnishing his shine: his mum has left; his dad can’t communicate; his beloved nan is getting frail; his friendship group is shifting; he’s having brand new… feelings, especially around his friend, Joel. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

Rumors suggest that the Manistique Imperium and Bandito Arms also have the capability to manufacture this explosive.Due to an exchange of technologies with Free Quebec, the German company Triax managed to create this sleeker, smaller version of the Glitter Boy. Nevertheless, each of these suits is legendary and their respective pilots are celebrities not by name or by face, but by association with the armor they step out of. Fodd bynnag, mae hefyd yn stori hapus – mae nain yn gymeriad cefnogol yn ogystal â Harriet a Joel, ffrindiau James. While we have much fabulousness in our popular culture right now – even our long history of uniquely ‘British’ camp and drag blazes from our prime-time screens- this gloss hasn’t triumphed over homophobia. This story is about a boy who struggles to be who he is without worrying about the bullies at school and his own bully he lives with at home.

How someone can bottle up their feelings and seem okay on the outside when on the inside they’re hurting. With his Mum gone, his Nan frail and his Dad desperately lonely, his home life doesn’t help his care free attitude to strive…and neither does the question of who he really is. He’s invited to sing in a surprise choir performance for his teacher’s wedding, but his father expresses discomfort because the ceremony involves two men getting married. This is a space-borne version of the original G-10 nearly identical except for modifications to allow it to operate in Zero Gravity.This is the age group who need a gentle hand not so much to lead them as to walk side by side with them, opening up possibilities for them. A gay children’s author on the news talking about an LGBTQ+ inclusive book, Section 28, and homophobic bullying?