Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Where We Go From Here | 2018 | Buy |
Lucas Rocha is a Brazilian YA author best known for Where We Go From Here, published in 2018. The novel tells the story of two HIV-positive teenagers in Brazil as they fall in love, confront stigma, and try to figure out what their futures look like. It is one of the few YA novels to center HIV-positive characters, and Rocha draws on the Brazilian setting to give the story a specific sense of place.
The book was originally written in Portuguese and later translated for English-speaking audiences. It has been recognized for its honest treatment of a subject that is rarely explored in fiction for younger readers. Rocha’s writing is direct and empathetic, giving both main characters room to be fully realized people rather than just vehicles for a message.