As both begin to open their eyes to the possibilities of queer love and life, they realize sometimes the only people who can help you are the people who can really see you-in all your messy glory. And in a chance meeting near the hospital where Callum is being treated, Ben and Adam meet, forever changing each other's lives. When Adam finally tracks Callum down, he learns the guy he loves is very ill. Then Callum disappears, leaving Adam heartbroken, and Ben finds out his new world is more closed-minded than he thought. When he comes to New York City, Ben's sexuality begins to feel less like a secret and more like a badge of honor. Fashion-obsessed Ben is eighteen and has just left his home upstate after his mother discovers his hidden stash of gay magazines. Heart racing, Adam accepts, quickly falling in love with Callum like the movies always promised. Film fanatic Adam is seventeen and being asked out on his first date-and the guy is cute. Named 'this summer's most powerful LGBTQ+ novel' by GAY TIMES, this book is perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H. A Rainbow Book List Top Ten Title for Teen Readers A School Library Journal Best Books of 2022 Selection 'This is a brilliant affirmation of the power of love on so many levels, with a wide range of appeal.' - Booklist, Starred Review In the spirit of the author's massively popular Twitter thread, Tucker Shaw's When You Call My Name is a heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York City in 1990 at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

When you call my name by tucker shaw