Book
Boy meets boy
Record details
- ISBN: 0375824006 (trade)
- ISBN: 0375924000 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780375832994 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
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185 p. ; 22 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2003.
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| Subject: | Teenage boys Fiction Gay teenagers Fiction Male friendship Fiction |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | YA LEVIT D (Text) | 33126021748003 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | YA LEVIT D (Text) | 33126022426328 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | YA LEVIT D (Text) | 33126015034881 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2003 September
Gr 8 Up-High school sophomore Paul lives in a present-day gaytopia, where boys come out of the closet to become class president, and the Gay-Straight Alliance has more members than the football team. The cheerleaders ride Harleys, and the cross-dressing homecoming queen is also the star quarterback. Paul meets artistic Noah in the bookstore. They pass notes rife with meaningful detail; paint in Noah's psychedelic, art-covered room; and fall in sweet, realistic teenage love, unencumbered by gay bashing, sexual-identity crises, and parental rejection. With these real-world plot constraints removed, the narrative is driven completely by colorful, literate characters at their unfettered best. Paul is the cerebral teen's dream narrator-reflective and insightful, occasionally snarky, and consistently hilarious. Levithan's whimsical, energetic prose and surreal setting draw comparisons to Weetzie Bat-era Francesca Lia Block. The sharp humor and thoughtful clarity of the narration are on par with those in Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower (MTV, 1999) and Ellen Wittlinger's Hard Love (S & S, 1999). Levithan's prophecy of a hate-free world in which everyone loves without persecution makes this a provocative and important read for all young adults, gay or straight.-Johanna Lewis, New York Public Library Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.