Nominated for the 2004 ALA Stonewall Book Award and Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, the first book in the Foresthill High series introduces two best friends who experience growing pains as they face their first year of high school together. Typical teenagers and both gay. Crushes, bullies, secret admirers plus family tension equals classic teen drama with a twist.

Erik & Isabelle Freshman Year at Foresthill High

LGBTQ+ Books

Wallace, Kim

Literature & Fiction

Foglight Press

Anyone who says that youth is wasted on the young never met Erik &amp; Isabelle… The two best friends, a year older and a tad wiser, return to Foresthill High to commence their Sophomore Year in the second book of Kim Wallace’s groundbreaking series for gay and lesbian youth. Sophomore Year picks up on the first day of school, launching the protagonists into a flurry of new adventures. Erik finds himself at the center of more than one young man’s attention as he reaches out beyond the closet and embraces the joy and sorrow that life has to offer. Meanwhile, Isabelle continues to propel her conservative town towards acceptance as she exercises dramatic flair to impact the minds and lives around her. Ripe with the angst and comedy that embody high school life, these memorable characters prevail with optimism and hope that will resonate in young people everywhere. Once impressionable freshmen, Erik and Isabelle are now the ones leaving the impressions as they aim to make their Sophomore Year at Foresthill High an unforgettable one.

Erik & Isabelle Sophomore Year at Foresthill High

Kim Wallace

The third in this cutting edge four-book series about gay and lesbian youth catapults readers into the middle of Erik and Isabelle's junior year. Eccentric Isabelle returns to her artistic roots and creates a compelling public art project that forces open Foresthill's eyes. Yet, these aren't the only roots she reconnects with--Mandy's back, determined to reclaim Isabelle's heart from Maxine. Meanwhile, having developed a secret relationship over the past year, rising scholar Erik and celebrated athlete Mark Slater tackle their school's most sacred institution: the Junior Prom. Ready or not, Foresthill High must reckon with the forces of Erik and Isabelle, ever determined to live their lives with dignity. Never content with the status quo, they chip away at intolerance by never failing to demonstrate the power of love over injustice. If you don't already wish Erik and Isabelle were your real life friends, then this is the book that will make you turn that corner.

Erik & Isabelle Junior Year at Foresthill High

The final episode of this groundbreaking series by 2006 Lambda Literary Award Finalist Kim Wallace about gay and lesbian youth, propels readers halfway across the world to experience Erik's journey into himself as he adjusts to living in Berlin as a foreign exchange student. Europe proves fertile ground for growth, love, and a destiny Erik could have never foreseen. Isabelle, left behind in Foresthill for her senior year, finds Mandy and herself at the center of controversy, forced to face hate head-on as a conservative student group opposes their nomination as homecoming queens. Though apart by miles, Erik and Isabelle remain the closest of friends as they stride through the final days of high school.

Erik & Isabelle Senior Year at Foresthill High

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Erik & Isabelle Freshman Year at Foresthill High

Erik & Isabelle Sophomore Year at Foresthill High

Erik & Isabelle Junior Year at Foresthill High

Erik & Isabelle Senior Year at Foresthill High