Heartstopper: Volume 1 (2018)

by Alice Oseman

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Series: Heartstopper (1), Alice Osemanverse (Chronologically) (1)

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"Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works"--… (more)

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Charlie is a quiet high school sophomore, who was bullied last year for being gay. He’s assigned to sit next to rugby star Nick Nelson in homeroom, and the two of them develop a friendship. Or is it something more?

Sweet and cute, as expected. I’m not sure how much I would have gotten out of it if I hadn’t seen the TV show first. It’s all very simple and most of the other characters and background and nuance aren’t there (yet? I’ll keep reading). (

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norabelle414 | Nov 30, 2023 |

Random thoughts: Predictable, pretty cheesy but that's probably typical for YA. All the swearing wasn't really necessary. Fast read, but I suppose most graphic novels are. (

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filemanager | Nov 29, 2023 |

I can see why this comic was popular and holy damn it’s adorable as fuck. (

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clstrifes | Nov 10, 2023 |

Every time I read this it gets better. Charlie is my favorite human ever and I want so much happiness for him. I just got book 3 and I can’t wait to read it! I wanted to reread the first two beforehand so that it’s fresh in my mind.
I just love everything about these books. (

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Danielle.Desrochers | Oct 10, 2023 |

The art style isn’t my preferred format, but I heard good things about the series and just wanted to try it out. I’m here for the representation. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Alice Oseman	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Bičíková, Romana	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Delgado Picó, Lluís	Traductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Drouet, Valérie	Traduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Eekelen, Niels van	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Matteuzzi, Francesco	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Miranda,Guilherme	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Simó Perales, Victoria	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Alice Osemanverse (Chronologically) (1)

Heartstopper (1)

Is contained in

Heartstopper Series Volume 1-3 Books Collection Set By Alice Oseman by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: A Graphic Novel - Volume 1-4 by Alice Oseman

Inspired

Heartstopper: Become Human by Alice Oseman

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ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Top Ten – 2021)

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (2021)

Read for Empathy Collections (Secondary Collection, Graphic Novels, Poetry, and Novels – 2020)

Reading Olympics (High School – 2024)

YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens (2021)

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Canonical title

Heartstopper: Volume 1

Original title

Alternative titles

Heartstopper: Become Human

Original publication date

2018

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Important places

Truham Grammar School for Boys, Truham, England, UK

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Related movies

Heartstopper (2022 | IMDb)

Epigraph

Dedication

First words

January

Charlie, that was only the first bell—

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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

Disambiguation notice

An ongoing webcomic published in paper book and ebook volumes. Contents Volume 1: Chapter 1. Meet -- Chapter 2. Crush -- sneak peek -- cast of characters -- Author's Note -- From a Nick and Charlie comic I drew in 2013 -- Acknowledgements

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Rowell, Rainbow

Original language

English

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▾Book descriptions

"Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works"--

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Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...?

Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore. Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. He's heard a little about Charlie - the kid who was outed last year and bullied for a few months - but he's never had the opportunity to talk to him.

They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and sometimes good things are waiting just around the corner...

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