""Excuse me, do you have the book Heartstopper?" He spoke quickly, more out of enthusiasm than nervousness. Heartstopper, by Alice Oseman, is an immensely popular web comic that became a published series, then an even more popular Netflix show. It's about two teen boys who fall in love, and though they have ups and downs, the tone is romantic and sweet."
""That's OK-I've already read all of them. I just want to read them again. Do you have any more books like Heartstopper?" This is a relatively frequent request from teens and tweens, and I've found that when a kid asks for Heartstopper, it can be a code word-a way to seek out LGBTQIA+ titles without having to spell it out. So I began asking Jay more questions about what he was looking for to try to narrow things down."
A librarian at a busy Boston-area branch across from a high school encountered a twelve-year-old boy seeking the graphic novel Heartstopper. The boy said he had read all volumes and wanted similar books to reread. Heartstopper is a popular coming-of-age web comic turned novels and Netflix series about two teen boys falling in love, delivered with a romantic and sweet tone. Librarians use Heartstopper as a shorthand for LGBTQIA+ titles and ask follow-up questions to narrow recommendations, including format preferences and protagonist gender, to provide appropriate, discreet suggestions.
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