Ownvoices Stories

In a world split red and blue, some of us don't fit either color. Loader World follows a nonbinary, bisexual Latina teen navigating high school bullying, political division, immigration fear, and the weight of being "too visible." When leaders talk about removing identities and erasing letters, the consequences echo in classrooms and quiet bedrooms. This book is a slam poem in motion. A protest wrapped in vulnerability. A reminder that survival is resistance. If you've ever hidden your flag. If you've ever felt like your skin was a statement. This story is for you.

​A poor mother's reputation. A wealthy father's drama. A son's dangerous secret. ​Mablotza is the perfect son. He is also gay. In a world where one mistake can ruin a lineage, he must navigate the thin line between survival and self-discovery. It's a journey of laughter in the dark, romance under the radar, and a desperate fight to protect the woman who gave him everything#LGBTQ+ #AfricanFiction #FamilyDrama #SecretIdentity #ComingOfAge #OwnVoices

One man is her family's dream. The other could be her undoing. Suraiya Rao has never quite belonged. She's not white enough for society, not brown enough for her family... not enough for anyone. She's spent her life walking a tightrope between British reality and Indian expectation, doing everything by the book, no matter the cost. Then one chance encounter changes everything. Haydn Ellis Clarke isn't part of the plan. He's rich, ridiculously handsome, and absolutely not the man her family has chosen for her. But he sees her - not the dutiful daughter or the girl buried beneath generations of pressure, but the version of herself she's never dared to be. Mendhi My Heart is a story of identity, belonging, and choosing love, even when it means breaking every rule. Because love doesn't always arrive in the "suitable" package. Sometimes, it wears torn jeans... and gives your grandmother a heart attack.

ආදරය කියන්නෙ හිමි කරගැනීම ම නෙවෙයි අයිතිය හෝ අනියමත් නෙවෙයි. රාගය..විරහව..නියම්..අනියම්...මේ සේරම තියෙන්නෙ අයිතියක් ඉල්ලුවොත් විතරයි. ආදරය හරියට හඳ වගේ.... අයාන් කියන්නෙ පකිස්තානයම වසඟයට ගත්තු ජනප්‍රිය නිවේදකයෙක්.තරු පවුලක සැමියෙක්.පියෙක්. මෙත්මා අබේසිංහ කියන්නෙ ජීවිතේ ලස්සන හොයාගෙන යන ආදරේ භාෂාව ඇස් වලින් කතා කරන අහිංසක දඟකාරියක්. දෛවය කියන්නෙ..... ඒ දෙන්නාටම වෙනස් කරන්න බැරි වුණු ලස්සන කතාවක්. 'Firaaki' ඒ කතාවට දැම්ම නම 'වෙසක් මුබාරක්' මේක හඳක් වගේ ලස්සන හිත් ඇතුලේ පෑයුව තරු වගේ ලස්සන කතාවක්...

Ema Muratovic is 17 years old and the ambitious daughter of Bosnian immigrant parents. She has two goals during her senior year; get a chance to win states for indoor track and break the barrier between her nearly all-white high school, Westbrook High, and the neighboring town's Timothy High School. These goals are not easy to achieve. Along the way, she realizes the immense sacrifices that she has to make for the betterment of herself and other people.

Alora is thirteen and is the latest Factor to join the fight against evil. She is shy, sweet and a little sarcastic. She's learning to navigate teen life with her best friends, Andrew and Andrea, which means picking out what dress to wear for her first mixed-gender party, figuring out her difficult relationship with her mother, and anxiously awaiting to learn what supernatural powers her ancestors will bestow on her. As the only Factor female born in her generation and with the only two other Factors in the fight getting older, Alora is entrusted with dangerous powers to help fight symbiotes-beings from other realms merged with human hosts that come to Earth and wreak havoc. Luckily, Andrew and Andrea are drafted to fight alongside her, and with their help, Alora thinks she might just be able to make this work.

About Us

Two teenagers, Sofía and Martina, experience an unforgettable summer in Pescara, Italy. Their friendship blossoms into something deeper, but fear of rejection and family expectations force them to keep their love a secret. Through ten chapters, we explore their journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and courage to confront their fears and come out of the closet. 💻 THIS STORY IS COPYRIGHTED / DO NOT COPY

***A sequel to Fright Fest 2016 Gold Winner RED RAIN*** "For every person you save, there is going to have to be somebody you can't." -Joe West, "The Flash" Red Rain was just the beginning. Blue Monday made everything worse. White Shadows started setting things right. Alex Snow goes into his senior year wondering if he'll ever truly move on from the deaths of those he's loved. Fionna Lee isn't going to school, but is searching for a legendary artifact that, if it exists, could give her the power to go back in time and prevent her human counterpart's suicide. They'll reunite sooner than they think. When they do, it'll be because something has gone catastrophically wrong. And even if they find a way to undo their mistakes, the fight - especially the fight against their consciences - could cost them dearly. (Fourth novel in the Red Rain series. Cover designed by @Whisperingwater.)

Sin and symphony. That's all a necromancer needs. Octavia is a woman of many hats -- a maestro, an educator, a wanderer and an accomplished liar, and she wears all of them at once if need be. Masquerading as a music teacher, she travels the world on a mission to rid it of the netherborne -- a scourge from beyond the grave. When her travels take her to the tiny island of Hedalda, she finds a town on its knees, under the heel of the netherborne, and a people who believe necromancers are the worst thing to happen to humanity. Wit and a song, necromancy through music, was all she ever needed. But this time it isn't enough. The scourge looms larger with each song Octavia plays, and to save Hedalda she must navigate a web of deceit, look beyond sin and symphony, all while keeping her true identity a secret. Awesome cover was made by @scmimi

Turning fourteen was supposed to mean voice cracks, new subjects, and awkward growing pains. But for Theo, it unlocks something much deeper - a family secret bound by a black ant symbol, and a power he never asked for: shapeshifting. As his body begins to change in unnatural ways, his family finally reveals the truth - every firstborn in their bloodline inherits a hidden ability. For Theo, it means becoming anyone... but only if he keeps it hidden. While grappling with this strange new self, Theo meets Mia, a quiet girl who suffers a seizure in class. They share more than just silence - both are living with epilepsy, both hiding in plain sight. For the first time, Theo sees someone who might understand not just his condition, but the deeper, dangerous changes happening inside him. But secrets never stay quiet for long. And Theo is about to learn that power always comes with a cost.

The Flaming Heart follows Odelina, who is a pixie, as she is kicked out of the Ezzarith, the pixies' land and taken in by the aen laite, humans who have a connection with dragons and are the pixies' enemy. Odelina has odd wings and has been ostracized by the pixies for it. Her mother was taken away when she was a year old and she never knew her father. Odelina falls in love with the general of the aen laite, Zefira. (cover art is by @sitcomabed on twitter)

Dandara está grávida do namorado. Ela o ama, mas um cara branco às vezes parece não falar sua língua. Durante um ultrassom, ela tem coragem de pedir que ele se retire pela primeira vez. Isso porque sua melhor amiga de infância reapareceu. Talvez tenham se perdido uma da outra apenas porque os estudos apertaram para Simone, tão determinada a se tornar uma médica e ajudar com as contas da casa que abandonou sua vida afetiva e qualquer tipo de diversão. Juntas outra vez, cada qual com seu silencioso pedido de socorro, elas percebem que precisam de muito, mas também têm um tanto a oferecer. Uma para enfrentar questões difíceis sobre seu relacionamento e a chegada do bebê. Outra para lembrar que a melhor forma de lutar pelo futuro não está na solidão, mas na abertura de espaço para a amizade e, quem sabe, o amor. _ ATENÇÃO! Esta é uma degustação do título "Você por aqui?" das autoras Ana Rosa e Wlange Keindé, que faz parte da série Melhores Amigas do Clube P.S.: em 2020. O livro é impresso em tiragem limitada por pré-venda e assinaturas, disponíveis até 7 de janeiro. Não haverá exemplares extras ou e-book da obra. Veja os pacotes e garanta o seu em http://psdoispontos.com/clube-literario/

"I wasn't normal and it was all right. I wasn't normal and it was encouraged. I wasn't normal and it was celebrated." A short slam poem about the daily life of a teen on the autism spectrum, about the roles we are all forced to take and what happens when we choose to break away from them.

When life sends a tidal wave, how do you keep swimming? // On the edge of the sea, Lee Baker spends her days reading, crafting, and being homeschooled by her mom. Although their life at Oceanview Trailer Park is far from luxurious, Lee is happy the way things are, spending the days with her best friend Ana. But the summer Lee turns 17, everything changes. When Noah moves to Myrtle Cove, Lee's predictable life is turned upside down. Noah is quiet, anxious, and doesn't want any part of his mom's summer beach house plans. Lee is roped into being his tour guide, and unexpectedly, the two hit it off and strike up a friendship. Then Ana moves away. After losing her closest friend, Lee is reluctant to make another, but she doesn't want to stay away from Noah. She begins to have feelings for him, and thinks he might feel the same way. But when disaster strikes and Lee is left completely alone, will Noah stick around? And will she let him? // Updates every Saturday! // // Highest Ranking // #7 in Homeschool #266 in Beach

Lian snuck out of the imperial palace and exposed the village healer to be a fraud and a devil-worshipper. Cursed by the spurned fire god, Huogwai, and disgraced and cast out by the royal family, Lian set out with her manservant Emiru to the kingdom of fire to rid her of the curse of uncontrollable flames for a chance to regain her claim to the throne. But being a fire disciple meant she was a practitioner of the forbidden arts. For those that hunt her kind, the game had just started.

||Full description inside|| "So dark, so deep, the secrets that you keep..." Picture this. You wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, your arms and legs shaking uncontrollably. You've just woken up from a nightmare and it's the same one you get every single night. Your only chance at living a normal life in this world is the knowledge that no living soul will ever know what haunts you day and night. But you're never alone. You have this nagging suspicion that wherever you go, you're being....followed. You have your enemies and you have your friends. The only problem is....how do you spot the difference between the two?

from the swahili word meaning "bridge." let this connect my queerness to my blackness. let this connect all those that are different. let this connect you to me.

After moving on from the Nighthowlers incident and graduating from the police academy, things seem to be looking up for Nick. With a more reliable (and legal) job, being introduced to the greatest friend he's ever had, and a nice apartment it seems like nothing could go wrong. That is until Vincent Greyson is thrown into the mix. -ENTRY FOR THE FANFICTION CONTEST MAY 2019-

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐋'𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐊𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓. 𝘴𝘰 . . 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 ? steven grant x fem!oc marvel standalone