{"product_id":"like-a-love-story-9780062839374","title":"Like a Love Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStonewall Honor Book * A \u003cem\u003eTime \u003c\/em\u003eMagazine Best YA Book of All Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A book for warriors, divas, artists, queens, individuals, activists, trend setters, and anyone searching for the courage to be themselves.\"--Mackenzi Lee, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He's terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he's gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media's images of men dying of AIDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle Stephen, a gay man with AIDS who devotes his time to activism as a member of ACT UP. Judy has never imagined finding romance...until she falls for Reza and they start dating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt is Judy's best friend, their school's only out and proud teen. He'll never be who his conservative parents want him to be, so he rebels by documenting the AIDS crisis through his photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Reza and Art grow closer, Reza struggles to find a way out of his deception that won't break Judy's heart--and destroy the most meaningful friendship he's ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a bighearted, sprawling epic about friendship and love and the revolutionary act of living life to the fullest in the face of impossible odds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNazemian, Abdi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbdi Nazemian\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eLike a Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e, a Stonewall Honor Book, and \u003cem\u003eThe Authentics\u003c\/em\u003e. His novel \u003cem\u003eThe Walk-In Closet \u003c\/em\u003ewon the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction. His screenwriting credits include the films \u003cem\u003eThe Artist's Wife, The Quiet, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMenendez: Blood Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e and the television series \u003cem\u003eThe Village\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAlmost Family.\u003c\/em\u003e He has been an executive producer and associate producer on numerous films, including \u003cem\u003eCall Me by Your Name, Little Woods, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe House of Tomorrow.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, their two children, and their dog, Disco. Find him online at www.abdaddy.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balzer \u0026 Bray\/Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604227723538,"sku":"9780062839374","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_03cb7340-6869-46e5-8d65-274e415354b5.jpg?v=1732257229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/like-a-love-story-9780062839374","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}