Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

Name: Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jonny Garza Villa
ISBN: 9781713568018

Author: Jonny Garza Villa

Narrator: Avi Roque

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 06/08/2021

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Diversity & Multicultural, Boys & Men, Coming Of Age

Synopsis

A poignant, funny, openhearted novel about coming out, first love, and being your one and only best and true self.Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life.Then in one reckless moment, with one impulsive tweet, his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown—literally—out the closet. The downside: the whole world knows, and Jules has to prepare for rejection. The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self.Then Mat, a cute, empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles, slides into Jules’s DMs. Jules can tell him anything. Mat makes the world seem conquerable. But when Jules’s fears about coming out come true, the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away. Jules has to face them alone.Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he’s always dreamed of. And now that he’s in control of it, what he does next is up to him.

About Jonny Garza Villa

Jonny Garza Villa is a product of the great state of Texas, born and raised along the Gulf Coast, and a decade-long resident of San Antonio. Jonny is an author of contemporary young adult fiction that maintains a brand of being proudly Latinx, and the most queer, and embracing the power and beauty of the chaotic gay. Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun is their debut novel. For more information, visit www.jonnygarzavilla.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonny on April 27, 2020

I wrote this. and honestly I could talk forever about what this book means to me. the amount of pain and happiness and love and all of the feels that went into every chapter and every word. I won't put y'all through that. I'll just say that this one is dedicated to my QTBIPOC family. my queer Latinx f......more

Goodreads review by Aiden on March 27, 2021

FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES FROM THE SUN by Jonny Garza Villa was the gay Happily Ever After romance I longed for as a teen! With a fun and refreshing voice, the long distance relationship was sweet and incredibly authentic for teens nowadays. This book tackles the intense, nuanced struggles queer Latinx......more

Goodreads review by theresa on June 24, 2021

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun is an uplifting story of queer Latinx joy. Jonny Garza Villa sensitively explores the intersection of queer and Chicanx identities and culture in a vibrant coming of age novel packed full of love and hope. What I loved most about Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on March 30, 2024

*Peer pressure, parental pressure, gender stereotypes, *Parent with "forever full of criticisms" With a parent literally trying to "heteronormal"ize their child 24x7, alongwith peer pressure to choose everything according to their choices over one's own preferences, life is almost hell for Jules. The......more

Goodreads review by katie ❀ on March 06, 2021

[4.5] currently crying over this :') but at least my most anticipated release of the year did not disappoint (and you have no idea how gay this title actually is 😏) ------------------- update: manifested an arc and i have gotten an arc 🥺 i’m low-key going to never shut up about this until i get it. but......more

Quotes

“Narrator Avi Roque's light, husky voice brings both warmth and gravity to Jules's first-person narration, keeping listeners invested even when times get tough. Roque also displays vocal versatility, particularly during conversations among Jules and his friends wherein each character's voice is recognizable amid exclamations, pop-culture references, and casual switches between English and Spanish. Altogether, it's a moving and genuine listening experience.” —AudioFile Magazine

“Although parts of the story are heartbreaking and heavy, they are balanced with humor and hope, giving queer teens of color opportunities to see joy and love reflected back to them. Tender, touching, hopeful, and hilarious; enthusiastically recommended for all collections.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

“Deeply moving, Villa’s debut fills a longstanding need in LGBTQ+ literature for more Latinx characters and a love story between two BIPOC characters. A lovely, important book that deserves a wide readership.” —Booklist (starred review)