Title: Boy Meets Boy
Author: David Levithan
Publish Date: May 2005
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Pages: 192pp
ISBN: 0375832998
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Age Range: 14 and up
Price: $17.99
Amazon: $8.95
Annotation: Paul meets Noah. Paul falls in love with Noah. Paul loses Noah. Paul tries to get Noah back.
Summary: Paul is gay and he lives in a simplified town where being gay or a drag-queen quarterback is not given a second thought. In fact, when Paul was five, he knew he was gay, especially after seeing what his kindergarten teacher wrote on his report card. He then proclaimed his homosexuality to his parents, who had no hesitation or refusal of acceptance. During Paul’s sophomore year in high school, he falls love with Noah, a new kid (who is also gay), but things get complicated (high school drama) with Paul’s ex who seems to have a change of heart. In the meanwhile Paul’s friend Tony, who is homosexual and lives in a different town—a religious town, comes out to his parents who do not approve of his lifesytle and won’t let him hang out with boys unless there are girls there too.
Evaluation: I really enjoyed this story because of the wonderful world in which it creates for almost every GLBTQ teenager. Fantastical in respect of the town in which Paul lives is so accepting of the GLBTQ community, but still showed the struggles homosexual teenagers have when coming out to their parents and not finding acceptance.
Bibliotherapeutic Usefulness:
- Coming out to un-accepting parents
- Confidence.
- Self-acceptance.
Reason this book was chosen: A LGBTQ story that offers more humor and happiness then sad and depressing.
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Awards:
Awards:
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2006
ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 2004
ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2004
Lambda Literary Award, 2003
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, 2003
