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by Carlos Valenzuela (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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~Winner: Best Fiction Novella.
American Writing Awards, November 2021
~Winner: Best Fiction LGBTQ Finalist
American Writing Awards, November 2021
~Winner: Best Fiction Multicultural Finalist
Best Book Awards, November 2021
~Winner: Best Fiction LGBTQ Finalist
Best Book Awards, November 2021
~Winner: Best Fiction Novella Finalist
International Book Awards, June 2021

In a world full of hate, Carlos finds the one he loves most. But what happens when the one he loves turns out to be another boy? Carlos was just a young boy himself when he first encountered an amazing young man named Jesse. Through his love, he discovers who he is and dares to embrace the love and stand up for himself. Letters to Young Carlos is a tender coming-of-age story set against a conservative small town's judgmental gossip, a homophobic Papa, and a church's strict teachings. Set in the 1960s, Carlos' story of discovery and eventual acceptance resonates with anyone gay or straight who walks to the beat of their own drum. The story guides the reader to understand a world full of contradictions better. Young Carlos navigates fantasy, love, heartbreak, betrayal, and friendship and eventually rises above it all.

Author Quote:
"The messages in the love letters elder Carlos writes to his younger gay self resonate with gay and straight people alike. The struggle by the main character to simply be himself turns readers into staunch advocates of young Carlos' plight as he seeks to understand one of life's greatest mysteries: to love oneself and be loved in return. Carlos' first crush and heartbreak already hint, in a Mexico of 1960, at the fluidity of sexuality and gender we are just coming to better understand today."—Carlos Valenzuela.