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Summary: Well worth it read, great stories!
Review: This book is terrific! For once there is a book of short stories that is not just about teenagers who are homosexuals, but a book about those of us who have friends or family who are gay. This book conveys the anxiety of coming out of the closet and the shock of people's reactions with startling reality. Parent's Night, Am I Blue, and Dancing Backwards are among my favorites. I'm sure even the staunchest straight will have to ask, "Am I Blue?"
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Summary: Read this book. Now.
Review: This book, or rather collection of short stories, is absolutely the best one of its kind. Period. Reading it won't alter your entire being or anything like that--but it's an incredible read. My favorite was M.E. Kerr's, but I always think she's great. I guarantee you will connect with something in this book and remember it forever.
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Summary: Great for un-sure teens... or ANYONE!
Review: This collection of short stories are sweet tales about teen-agers discovering their sexuality or coming out.This is a book i wish i had read when i was 16... and would make a great gift for any young teen - no matter what their sexuality- to teach tolerance and acceptance. For similar type things... try Francesca Lia Block's "Weetzie Bat" books... also very sweet books that deal beautifully with homosexuality at the young adult reading level.
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Summary: A book for EVERYONE
Review: This collection of short stories is outstanding, and I applaud the authors for their wonderful contributions. This book should be required reading for all high school classes. I loved it so much, I'm reading all of them again!
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: This is a really good book for anyone and everyone to read. Adults, teens, gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, or people confused about their sexual orientation could all benifit from reading this book. This book tackle important issues in a wonderful way, short fictional stories. I think through reading this book, stereotypes and perujuces can be broken down. I would recommend that everyone read this book at some point in their live. There are twelve short stories in this book, and I though ten of them were great, while the other two were okay.
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Summary: We need more books like this one...
Review: This is a wonderful book. It's funny, it's involving, it's moving, it's just fabulous. Not only that, it can do so much good. These stories are honest and this book is one no teen should go without reading. I can honestly say this book is one of the best I've ever read and it's probably going to be the first thing I give my parents when I come out to them, yes I know, it's time already! Hey, I'm only 15, give me a few more years!
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Summary: excellent stories about the feelings of young people
Review: This is a wonderful collection of stories sensitively presented about the feelings of young people as they grapple with being different. Each story comes from a different angle but all are touching and poignantly told. As an adult I was moved. For a teen, I think it would be awesome!
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Summary: A collection of 16 stories about gender identity
Review: This treasure should be everywhere because it will save lives. Really. All of these stories, because they are written by authors who frequently write for a very demanding reading audience (i.e.teenagers), are immediately involving, beautifully crafted, truly oustanding. Ease on in with the first story "Am I Blue" by Bruce Coville a clever, light and amusing play on the word "blue." William Sleator's "In The Tunnels" will surprise because much of it is true. In M.E. Kerr's story, Alison's grandmother thanks her for confiding in her about being gay. Her grandmother tells her she is proud that Alison told her first because, as she explains in detail to Alison, she experienced being Jewish in Germany in the 1930s, and "...you don't have to tell me about what it feels like to be an outsider." James Cross Giblin explores the coming-of-age of a young many in the 1950s, a different, yet not so different, world. The editor collected these stories because, as she writes, "On
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Summary: A book for any teen...
Review: What an awesome book! "Am I Blue?" is a collection of sixteen stories dealing with what it's like to grow up as a gay or lesbian teenager. The story that came closest to me personally was M.E. Kerr's "We might as well all be strangers" because it talks about a Jewish girl who comes out to both her mother and her grandmother. Surprisingly, her grandmother is much more accepting of the girl's sexuality since she had visited Nazi Germany under Hitler and knew what it was like to feel excluded. And in a twist of irony, the girl's mother says that her grandmother would be upset if she found out - perhaps just an indication that we don't know our parents quite as well as we think that we do! As it is my family, tolerance has appeared to have skipped a generation from grandparents to grandchildren, making the generation inbetween "strangers" in the family. To quote the book... "strangers take a long time to become acquainted, especially when they come from the same family." Another story that I liked was "Am I Blue?" by Bruce Coville since it has let me see the world in shades of blue rather than black and white. Editor Marion Dane Bauer's contribution, "Dancing Backwards", is not only well-writen, but also has a good moral: don't look to others for direction - trust yourself. Finally, "Three Mondays in July" by James Cross Giblin was just the most fascinating story in the entire book. It helped me put a good perspective on what it would have been like to grow up gay in 1951. Overall, as I said, the book was excellent. And the best part is that you don't have to be gay to read the book or to appreciate the stories - I'd bet that straight readers would get just as much out of the book as the intended gay audience! If you're thinking about reading it - don't hesistate! It will please even the most cynical readers :)
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Summary: A book for any teen...
Review: What an awesome book! "Am I Blue?" is a collection of sixteen stories dealing with what it's like to grow up as a gay or lesbian teenager. The story that came closest to me personally was M.E. Kerr's "We might as well all be strangers" because it talks about a Jewish girl who comes out to both her mother and her grandmother. Surprisingly, her grandmother is much more accepting of the girl's sexuality since she had visited Nazi Germany under Hitler and knew what it was like to feel excluded. And in a twist of irony, the girl's mother says that her grandmother would be upset if she found out - perhaps just an indication that we don't know our parents quite as well as we think that we do! As it is my family, tolerance has appeared to have skipped a generation from grandparents to grandchildren, making the generation inbetween "strangers" in the family. To quote the book... "strangers take a long time to become acquainted, especially when they come from the same family." Another story that I liked was "Am I Blue?" by Bruce Coville since it has let me see the world in shades of blue rather than black and white. Editor Marion Dane Bauer's contribution, "Dancing Backwards", is not only well-writen, but also has a good moral: don't look to others for direction - trust yourself. Finally, "Three Mondays in July" by James Cross Giblin was just the most fascinating story in the entire book. It helped me put a good perspective on what it would have been like to grow up gay in 1951. Overall, as I said, the book was excellent. And the best part is that you don't have to be gay to read the book or to appreciate the stories - I'd bet that straight readers would get just as much out of the book as the intended gay audience! If you're thinking about reading it - don't hesistate! It will please even the most cynical readers :)
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