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"Thrilling. Positively thrilling." - Kirkus Reviews. Nicolas "Nico" Hall is sixteen when he escapes from Dr. H's religious gay reprogramming institute in California. On his own, he assumes one identity after another to avoid recapture as he flees south to Peru and then to Mexico. Seven days older than Nico, Samuel "Sam" Jonas Solomon is a privileged Upper West Side only child who idolizes James Bond. When his heart is broken, he vows that, like Bond, he's never going to trust in love again. Then he meets Nico, and his heart won't listen to any logic. Nico's survived by living only for himself - until his love for Sam has him risking his freedom for others. And as much as Sam wants to be like 007, he discovers that James Bond is a terrible role model.
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Lee Wind is the founding blogger and publisher of I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read? , an award-winning website about books, culture, and empowerment for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Questioning and Queer youth, and their Allies. For over 10 years, readers from 100-plus countries have racked up 2.5 million page views - and counting! In his "Clark Kent" jobs, Lee is the director of marketing and programming at the Independent Book Publishers Association and the official blogger for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. His Superhero job is writing, inspired by our world's amazing - and untold - LGBTQ history. "Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill" is his debut novel. Visit him online at www.leewind.org
