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At just 17, McKenzie Jackson took the world by storm with Dumpster Kid, his raw, unfiltered musical about survival, hope, and finding where you belong. Now, a decade later, the prodigy-turned-playwright is ready to reclaim his voice as his show gets a long-overdue revival. But this time, McKenzie won’t just sit back and watch—he’s making sure it’s done his way.
Enter a nationwide talent search, a live reality competition, and one dangerously charming contestant who makes McKenzie question everything. Falling for him? Bad idea. Falling for him on national television? Career suicide. And when an unscripted, unapologetic gay kiss ignites both celebration and backlash, McKenzie is thrown into a firestorm he never expected.
Meanwhile, 14-year-old Ben is ready to disappear. Bullies, school, and home feel unbearable, and he longs to be anyone but himself. When an opportunity brings him into the orbit of Dumpster Kid, he’s faced with a choice: run from the life he knows or fight for the future he never believed he deserved.
Told through dual perspectives, Dumpster Kid is a story of love, identity, and the messy, beautiful chaos of finding where you truly belong. A celebration of art, queerness, and the family we choose, this heart-wrenching yet hopeful novel asks: what happens when the world finally sees you for who you really are?
Call Me Queer
AIDs, Bullying, Death of a Friend, Depression, Homophobia, Grief, Sex
In the heart of Liverpool, "Call Me Queer" follows the journey of four young men—Tyler, Patrick, Keenan, and Harry—as they embark on a tumultuous coming-of-age experience filled with love, laughter, and profound self-discovery.
As childhood friends with a shared bond rooted in their queerness, Tyler, Patrick, Keenan, and Harry yearn for a sense of belonging and understanding in a world that often fails to embrace their identities. Determined to forge their own paths, they make the bold decision to leave behind the comfort of their family homes and start a new life together in the vibrant city they call home.
Kennedy is the most popular boy in his prestige boarding school, known by everyone as The King.
Every detail of his life is under a microscope and sometimes Kennedy wishes it simply not to be.
After a dramatic break-up from the self-proclaimed Princess, and face of the choir, Devon, Kennedy finds himself in a place he’s never been before – the football cage.
Cue a whirlwind romance with footballer Stephen, the trans boy who moved schools because he’d committed a felony? Right, or was it because he got kicked out? Or are these all simply just rumours.
Kennedy soon learns that being himself is much more important than being the King, and Stephen is the boy he wants to be with. If that means losing his crown, well, so be it.
Content Warnings: Bullying, sex, mention of injury, injury, discussion surrounding HIV, mention of suicide.
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