It’s 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a school librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, he notices that he’s not the only one who has checked the book out. In the margins of the pages, he and another student start to leave messages for each other, and Jamie starts to believe that he’s not alone ... and maybe also has a shot at finding love. That is, until the secret novel is discovered by the head teacher and all hell breaks loose.

SIMON GREEN

Simon James Green is an award-winning author of 12 books for children and young adults. As well as co-writing Jack Splash with Tom Daley, his other middle-grade books include Sleepover Takeover (winner of the InspiRead Award 2023), Life of Riley: Beginner’s Luck, (shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award) and Finn Jones Was Here, which is currently long listed for the UK Literacy Association Book Awards 2024. He has written two picture books - Llama Glamarama and Fabulous Frankie - both illustrated by Garry Parsons. His young adult novels include Noah Can’t Even (picked by WHSmith as one of the most important LGBT books of the last 50 years); Noah Could Never; Alex in Wonderland (nominated for the Carnegie medal); Heartbreak Boys, You’re the One That I Want (shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, Diverse Book Award, and winner of the Bristol Teen Book Award), Gay Club! (nominated for the YOTO Carnegie Medal 2023) and Boy Like Me.