Winter 2006 Review:

        This is a great book about finding yourself, especially if you are questioning your own sexuality.  The main character, Steven, develops a crush on a male teacher and begins to question and deny his sexual orientation.  He tries to date many girls and though they may be very pretty, he cannot find a way to be attracted to them.  To avoid an uncomfortable situation with his mother he even lies about a date to a school dance and ends up taking a golden retriever.  Steven eventually accepts that he is gay and comes out to his best friend Rachel.  Steven didn’t expect her to react as casually as she did.  Her parents congratulated him on finding himself and that gave him the confidence he needed.  Steven is gay and by the end of this book he is absolutely, positively NOT afraid to admit that.

~ Ashley Senko, grade 12, Trumbull County Career and Technical Center

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