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Alex Sanchez
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Jason Carrillo is a jock with a steady girlfriend, but he can't stop dreaming about sex...with other guys.
Kyle Meeks doesn't look gay, but he is. And he hopes he never has to tell anyone - especially his parents.
Nelson Glassman is "out" to the entire world, but he can't tell the boy he loves that he wants to be more than just friends.
Three teenage boys, coming of age and out of the closet. In a revealing debut novel that percolates with passion and wit, Alex Sanchez follows these very different high-school seniors as their struggles with sexuality and intolerance draw them into a triangle of love, betrayal, and ultimately, friendship.
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Mixed feelings
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A fumbling Time capsule into adulthood.
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It is a cute story and the three boys are suitably developed characters, but seem less adolescent than their years might indicate.
It was okay
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Beautiful like a rainbow
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coming of age
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Enjoyable and sweet
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So Relatable
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AMAZING
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love this book!
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The best part of this adventure is that hormones and hearts complicate the interaction of everyone and secrets make understanding of of situations bewildering for everyone. Like a boiling love lotion that can change reality, events and interactions, confusion confounds conversations and scare parents into a rage of grounding and fears.
The biggest crisis to this school is the request to form a Gay-Straight Alliance. The waiting period for the answer stirs up the whole neighborhood and pressures everyone to be careful about behavior to avoid the bullies (impossible) or to become bullies. Rumors and gossip add spice and fragrance to the mix. But chance of HEA.
Just like rainbows, kids come in many variations.
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