You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez

Jake’s life begins to outpace his small town’s namesake, which doesn’t make it any easier to come out to his mom, or Maria, or the world.īut Jake is full of secrets, including the strange blue markings on his skin that glow when in contact with water. And certainly not when he secretly applies to Miami University. There’s nothing “safe” about Jake’s future-not when he’s attracted to Kenny Liu, swim team captain and rebel against conformity. But his best friend, Maria, wants nothing more than to make a home in the desert, and Jake’s mother encourages him to always play it safe. Yet he yearns for the ocean and is determined to leave his hometown for a college on the coast. His novel, Bait, won the Florida Book Award Gold Medal for YA fiction. Luckily, he lives in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. and graphic novel, You Brought Me the Ocean (Gr. Luckily, he lives in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, which is in the middle of the desert, yet he yearns for the ocean and is determined to leave his hometown for a college on the coast. Lambda Award-Winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys). Jake Hyde doesn’t swim-not since his father drowned. The voices that shaped LGBTQ Young Adult literature, Lambda Award-Winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys) and New York Timesbestselling illustrator Julie Maroh (Blue Is the Warmest Color), present a new coming-out romance and origin story for Aqualad. 2 Appearing in 'You Brought Me The Ocean' You Brought Me the Ocean The voices that shaped LGBTQ Young Adult literature, Lambda Award-Winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys) and New York Times.1 Synopsis for 'You Brought Me The Ocean'.

You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez