Title: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All (Note: Fans of this series also call it Green Yuri) Volume: 1 Mangaka: Sumiko Arai Translator: Ajani Oloye US Publisher: Yen Press Age Relevance: Middle School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Music, SEL, Identity Reader’s Advisory Tags: Romance, Music Fandom, Bands, LGBTQ+ Relationships, Gender Identity, […]
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