Dan in Green Gables (2025)

Synopsis

Despite a life on the road with his free-spirited mother, fifteen-year-old Dan Stewart-Álvarez has always wanted to settle down. He just didn’t think it’d be like this: with his mother abandoning him in rural Tennessee with two strangers—his gentle grandmother and conservative, rough-around-the-edges grandfather. Here, he is forced to adjust to working the farm, entering high school, and hardest yet—reckoning with his queerness in a severe Southern Baptist community.

But even as Dan grows closer to his mawmaw, befriends fellow outsiders at school, and tries to make a new life for himself in Green Gables, he has to discover whether he can contend with intolerance and adapt to change without losing himself in the process.

From: Penguin Random House

Notes on This Title

The main character of this title is a queer 15-year-old boy whose mother is Latina.

The following trigger warning is provided: “This story contains instances of bullying, physical assault, and homophobia.”

Awards

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Reviews

Starred Review: “Utilizing a bustling, distinctly limned cast anchored by a protagonist whose personality leaps off the page, Terciero (Northranger) explores religion, generational trauma, acceptance, and self-worth with grace.” (Source: Publishers Weekly)

Starred Review: “A must purchase, especially for fans of Mike Curato’s Flamer or those who enjoy the works of Ivy Noelle Weir and Kathleen Gros.” (Source: School Library Journal)

“An effervescent search for belonging and a heartfelt ode to a beloved classic.” (Source: Kirkus Reviews)

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