Julian Winter's book "Running With Lions" is the LGBT meets the high school athletic's toxic masculinity book you never knew you needed. Except, in this world, in this soccer team, being gay or bi or questions (or any of the other + ), it is okay, accepted, encouraged.
Sebastian Hughes--high school senior, Lion's star goalie, and best friend to pretty much everyone--has life sorta figured out. Figured out as much as one should (and can) during the month of hell that is soccer training camp.
Until his estranged best friend, Emir Shah, shows up. He's quiet. He isolates himself. He kills himself to keep up, even though he's clearly under skilled, compared to the rest of the seniors.
Oh, and Sebastian is secretly in love with Emir, always has been. Does he face it, face him? Or does he continue to ignore those feelings, those feelings that practically chased Emir off in the first place?
The diversity in this book is on point. On. Point.
And look at that cover art. It's gorgeous. Amazing. I stared at it for far too long some moments.
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