Anonymous wrote:Sex Education. It may be too raunchy for some, but the friendships are really special. The main straight male character has a gay best friend (who is completely awesome) and it makes me happy to see wonderful platonic relationships where to guys are not afraid to hug. My favorite character is Maeve who is spunky and incredibly smart and we'll read with a drug addict mom, and I'm rooting for her to pull herself out of trailerpark life.
this is a good answer! I also like The End of the F*** World, set in more or less the same landscape of contemporary 80s teen movie, British-Americanish world, although it is a bit darker.