{"id":4626,"date":"2016-10-12T20:30:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T20:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=4626"},"modified":"2016-10-12T20:30:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T20:30:25","slug":"not-the-only-one-by-tony-grima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/not-the-only-one-by-tony-grima\/","title":{"rendered":"Not the Only One by Tony Grima"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Not the Only One<\/em><\/h2>\n

Lesbian and Gay Fiction for Teens<\/em><\/h3>\n

Tony Grima<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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From Booklist<\/p>\n

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{\u0082}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<\/p>\n

Product Description<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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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.<\/p><\/div>\n

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