

That is, until the start of January, in which Nick and Charlie are placed in the same form group and made to sit together. He's heard a little about Charlie - the kid who was outed last year and bullied for a few months - but he's never had the opportunity to talk to him. Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore, and he's sort of got a boyfriend, even if he's kind of mean and only wants to meet up in secret. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more.?Ĭharlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys.

This comic series is so very queer, positive Blurb Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. There are now four books in the series, which we recommend you read in order, starting with Heartstopper Volume One.Ī fifth book in the Heartstopper series is due out in 2023 and you can find more books like Heartstopper in our blog post here.Aghjsidsl!!!! Heartstopper is everything my heart wants, needs and yearns for. The sensitive content in some of the later books, means we recommend them for readers 13/14+. It is a gorgeous coming of age story about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. We follow the blossoming romance between Charlie and Nick as they meet, become friends and start to fall in love. Written by award-winning YA author Alice Oseman, the Heartstopper graphic novels have now been made into a major live-action TV show. Heartstopper came to Netflix in 2022, starring Kit Connor (the voice of Pan in His Dark Materials) and newcomer Joe Locke as Nick and Charlie. The Heartstopper books are a series of graphic novels that tell a wonderful boy-meets-boy queer love story.
