Openly Straight
of Bill Konigsberg (Goodreads Author)
Series: Openly Straight #1
Description
The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else . . . now in paperback.Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. He likes to write.And, oh yeah, he's gay. He's been out since 8th grade, and he isn't teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks about tolerance and stuff. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. Not that GAY guy. To have it be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time.So when he transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret -- not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But then he sees a classmate break down. He meets a teacher who challenges him to write his story. And most of all, he falls in love with Ben . . . who doesn't even know that love is possible. This witty, smart, coming-out-again story will appeal to gay and straight kids alike as they watch Rafe navigate feeling different, fitting in, and what it means to be himself.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320 pages
- Publisher Arthur A. Levine Books
- Publication Date May 28th 2013
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780545509893
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Boulder, Colorado (United States)', 'Natick, Massachusetts (United States)', 'Boston, Massachusetts (United States)']
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