Not the Only One by Tony Grima

From Booklist
Gr. 10^-12. The quality of writing here can't match what's found in Bauer's Am I Blue? . None of these stories takes your breath away like James Giblin's 'Three Mondays in July' or makes you laugh and think at the same time like Bruce Coville's campy 'Am I Blue?' Still, there's something to be said for the ordinariness of the 21 pieces Grima has gathered in this roundup: most have the feel of real life, with few loud and message-laden declarations to get in the way. A couple of the stories stand out--Lesle{‚}a Newman's 'Less Ugly,' for one. It's an energetic tale about a girl's summertime crush. Laurel Winter's 'Somebody's Boyfriend' and Emily Ormand's 'Seeing Ellie' are sweet, almost complementary romances--boy finds boy; girl finds girl. There are also some darker tales, a few with rough language and a few that are sexually explicit: in Raymond Luczak's 'Ugly,' a disabled boy has conflicting feelings about a classmate who uses power and insult to try to initiate sex; in Gysbert Menninga's 'Visitation,' a boy who is ostracized and humiliated becomes depressed and suicidal. Some stories show teens quietly adjusting to their sexual orientation; others show their inner struggle over whether to keep their homosexuality a secret. A mixed bag, to be sure, but that's certainly a large part of this book's merit. Stephanie Zvirin
Product Description
Capturing the fears and joys of teenagers confronting gay and lesbian issues, a collection includes stories of about young man coming out to his best friend, Sara, and a young woman learning her father is gay. Original. IP.

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Contents
The wildest heart / Malka Drucker -- Somebody's boyfriend / Laurel Winter -- The spelling lesson / Liam Brosnahan -- Less ugly / Leslea Newman -- About Zan / Jenny Pausacker -- New year's eve / Elizabeth Wein -- The visitation / Gysbert Menninga -- Her sister's wedding / Judith Stelboum -- Happy birthday / Nan Prener -- A different teacher / Elisabeth Wathen -- Pas de deux / JoAnn Bren Guernsey -- Screaming / Muzette Musil -- Interlude / Dori H. Butler -- It feels great / Pam McArthur -- Chinese arithmetic / Arthur Johnson -- Ugly / Raymond Luczak -- Seeing Elllie / Emily Ormand -- Crossing lines / Judd Powell -- Loving Bobby / Bill Huebsch -- Rain / Christina Chiu -- New York in June / Brian Sloan.