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You Brought Me the Ocean

  • 1920 first published
  • 208 pages
  • 2 editions

You Brought Me the Ocean is a 1920 LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel by Jul' Maroh and Alex Sánchez. It deals with superheroes, african American superheroes, gay teenagers and family secrets.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

At about 208 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Superheroes
  • African American superheroes
  • Gay teenagers
  • Coming out, Sexual orientation
  • Identity, Psychology
  • Family secrets
  • Identity
  • Gays
  • Love
  • Ability

Quick answers

Who wrote You Brought Me the Ocean?

You Brought Me the Ocean was written by Jul' Maroh and Alex Sánchez and first published in 1920.

What genre is You Brought Me the Ocean?

It is usually shelved as LGBTQ+ Young Adult.

How long is You Brought Me the Ocean?

The median edition has 208 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to You Brought Me the Ocean?

Readers who like it often enjoy Two Boys Kissing, More Happy Than Not and One Man Guy.

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