Alex Sanchez

Alex Sanchez is the author of the Rainbow Boys trilogy of teen novels, along with The God Box, Getting It, and the Lambda Award-winning middle-grade novel So Hard to Say. His novel, Bait, won the 2009 Florida Book Award Gold Medal for YA fiction. Alex received his masters degree in guidance and counseling from Old Dominion University and for many years worked as a youth and family counselor. His newest novel, Boyfriends with Girlfriends, was released in 2011.

Rainbow Boys was selected as a 2002 "Best Book for Young Adults" by the American Library Association and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. As a result of the extraordinary reception to Rainbow Boys, Alex was honored as a "Flying Start" by Publishers Weekly.

Genres: Young Adult Fiction

New and upcoming books

October 2024

Blind Alpha

Series

Rainbow Trilogy
   1. Rainbow Boys (2001)
   2. Rainbow High (2003)
   3. Rainbow Road (2005)

Novels

   So Hard to Say (2004)
   Getting It (2006)
   The God Box (2007)
   Bait (2009)
   Boyfriends with Girlfriends (2011)
   The Greatest Superpower (2021)
   Blind Alpha (2024)

Series contributed to

Star Wars : The Old Republic Graphic Novels
2. Threat of Peace (2010) (with others)

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"Be prepared to fall in love with Nico and Sam in Lee Wind's fast-paced super fun romance adventure. Masterfully told through dual points of view, the story keeps you on the edge of your seat as the teen heroes discover themselves and each other."

The Temperature of Me and You (2022)
Brian Zepka
"The Temperature of Me and You catapults the notion of sizzling romance to a whole new fun level with both metaphoric and literal sparks, flames, and superhuman pyro-powers brightly burning in a smokin' hot story."

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