Boomerang

A Coming-of-Age Story About Identity, Love, and the Struggle to Find Where You Really Belong Five years ago, Michael Sterling disappeared from his small Maine town. Now he’s seventeen, living under a new name—Sean Woodhouse—and trying to hold on to the life and love he’s built. Returning “home” is the last thing Sean wants, but it may be the only way to secure a future with Trip, the boy who means everything to him. As he reconnects with the town and the people he left behind, Sean is forced to confront the truth about who he was, who he is, and who he wants to become. Torn between two lives and two identities, Sean must navigate love, loyalty, and self-acceptance in this emotional LGBTQ+ coming-of-age story about finding where you belong—and having the courage to claim it.

Named the "queen of heartbreaking prose" by Paste Magazine, Helene Dunbar is the award-winning author of multiple books for young adults including We Are Lost and Found, The Promise of Lost Things, Prelude for Lost Souls, Boomerang, and These Gentle Wounds, as well as a contributor to multiple music publications including 501 Essential Albums of the ’80s. She lives in Nashville with her husband and daughter.