Cover of Heartstopper: Volume Two

Heartstopper: Volume Two

Alice Oseman

Heartstopper #2

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Nick is falling for his best friend Charlie — and discovering everything he thought he knew about himself was wrong.

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bullying

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Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie's gay, and Charlie is sure that Nick isn't. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family ... and himself.

Heartstopper series

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