02808cam a2200301 4500 2429072673 TxAuBib 20250503120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798895949191 32aa3474-b4bd-41cb-998a-dad480d29c49 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11416727 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Malisova, Elena. Pioneer Summer [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel. Recorded Books, Inc., 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 455MB. HTML:<p><b>This star-crossed gay romance is a #1 bestselling TikTok sensation that took readers by storm, made international news, and catalyzed one of Russia's largest-ever crackdowns on LGBTQ representation.</b></p> <p>Cowritten by a Ukrainian–Russian duo, <i>Pioneer Summer</i> reached such heights of popularity that Putin stepped in to ban it. Now this swoony romance will transport American readers to another place and time and introduce them to one of the most memorable relationships of their lives.</p> <p>The year is 1986, and Yurka Konev, 16, has been sent off for another summer at Pioneer Camp. Impulsive, forthright, and unfairly branded as a troublemaker, he anticipates the weeks ahead of him with boredom and dread.</p> <p>But when he's pushed into working on the camp's theater production, he meets serious, thoughtful troop leader Volodya. Yurka finds himself drawn to the slightly older boy, and, surprisingly, Volodya seems to like him, too. The two boys grow closer and closer, and though both fear the consequences of their illegal attraction, its gravity pulls them together.</p> <p>Now, 20 years later, Yury returns to the abandoned camp to reminisce on the relationship that changed his life forever—and discovers that not all history is destined to remain in the past.</p> <p>"[<i>Pioneer Summer</i>] sensitively charts the process of falling in love for the first time. The relationship between Yury and Volodya, blossoming in difficult circumstances, is tenderly described. It is, at heart, a classic story of young love triumphing, however briefly, against the odds. ... The book is more than a breakout hit. It is also the catalyst for the latest legislative assault on L.G.B.T.Q. rights in Russia."—NEW YORK TIMES</p>. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) Literature. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-03 20:00:03. Silvanova, Katerina. Fisher, Anne O. Ballerini, Edoardo, 1970- https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=32aa3474-b4bd-41cb-998a-dad480d29c49&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)