Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas is teenage Yadriel, who identifies as male and this tradition Latinx family has a hard time accepting him for who he is. Yadriel wants to find acceptance within his family so with the help with his cousin and friend he tries to summon the spirit of his recently murdered cousin. This does not go as planned because the spirit he is now tied with is a boy from his school, and the two do not get along. Julian Diaz has many question about his death and wants to tie up loose ends before accepting death. The more time Yadriel and Julian spend together, the closer they get.

Aiden Thomas is an advocate for representation within media and literature. They wrote and published Cemetery Boys in September 2020 to help give younger readers the opportunity to see themselves in the literature they read. Thomas comes from a tradition Latinx background and is a proud member of the LGBTQ community.

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This book breaks down to many stereotypes that people may have. The story starts out as a tale of family acceptance and leads to love and friendship. Author Aiden Thomas does a great job at painting the scene with their narrative and storytelling skills. This book evokes many emotions of sadness, to laughter, and anger, and acceptance. The implementation of fantasy and Latinx background brings the characters to life. Once started, you won't want to put this book down.

If you had the chance to help solve your cousins murder through summoning his spirit, would you? What if you accidently summoned the wrong spirit and now you are stuck with a guy from your school... but wait, is he kind of cute? To find out more, see that Yadriel does in Cemetery Boys written by Aiden Thomas.

Representation within the book and with the author. Out are the days that the only options for books are white, cis, men as the main characters. We need strong, smart, independent main protagonists of all groups, races, genders, and sexual orientation. It is so important of for teens to see themselves in the books that available to them at the library.