Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ

3.6

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Jaye Robin Brown

"A sweet, sexy, honest teen romance that just happens to involve two girls—all the more charming for being so very ordinary.”—KirkusA Kirkus Best Book of the Year! A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year! A Bustle Best Young Adult Book of the Year! 3 starred reviews!Joanna meets the perfect girl for her and must decide whether to break a promise that could change everything for her and her family or lose out on love in this charming young adult romance that’s perfect for fans of Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ and Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarries and decides to move all three of them from Atlanta to the more conservative Rome, Georgia, he asks Jo to do the impossible: to lie low for the rest of her senior year. And Jo reluctantly agrees.Although it is (mostly) much easier for Jo to fit in as a straight girl, things get complicated when she meets Mary Carlson, the oh-so-tempting sister of her new friend at school. But Jo couldn’t possibly think of breaking her promise to her dad.Even if she’s starting to fall for the girl. Even if there’s a chance Mary Carlson might be interested in her, too. Right?

Romance

Lgbtq+

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Author

Jaye Robin Brown

Pages

448

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2016-08-30

ISBN

0062271016 9780062271013

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"I am reading this book again for the 6th time!!! Such a good sapphic wlw book.(also sorry for commenting a lot on this group)"

Alex

"I could really relate to the characters in this book. I'm a Christian and I'm bi so I could really relate to some of the struggles that the characters had with not being accepted by people with in their communities. Unlike the characters in this book I am not out so I have not experienced some of the challenges discussed in the book, but some of my friends have gone through these challenges. The author did an excellent job making these characters seem real. I am thankful that this author wrote a book that covers the struggles of being queer and a Christian."

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Lilliana Nightshade

"#favorite "

Charlie James

"<strong>a good, heartwarming read </strong><br/><br/>I really enjoyed the character building in this book. Part of me wishes we got to have more scenes of the main characters together, going on dates (iykyk)"