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| Title | : | Openly Straight (Openly Straight #1) |
| Author | : | Bill Konigsberg |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | May 28th 2013 by Arthur A. Levine Books |
| Categories | : | LGBT. Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. GLBT. Queer |
Bill Konigsberg
Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.9 | 26328 Users | 2614 Reviews
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The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else . . . now in paperback.Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. He likes to write.
And, oh yeah, he's gay. He's been out since 8th grade, and he isn't teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks about tolerance and stuff. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. Not that GAY guy. To have it be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time.
So when he transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret -- not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But then he sees a classmate break down. He meets a teacher who challenges him to write his story. And most of all, he falls in love with Ben . . . who doesn't even know that love is possible.
This witty, smart, coming-out-again story will appeal to gay and straight kids alike as they watch Rafe navigate feeling different, fitting in, and what it means to be himself.
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| Original Title: | Openly Straight |
| ISBN: | 0545509890 (ISBN13: 9780545509893) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Openly Straight #1 |
| Setting: | Boulder, Colorado(United States) Natick, Massachusetts(United States) Boston, Massachusetts(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee (2013), Sid Fleischman Humor Award (2014), Lambda Literary Award Nominee for LGBT Children’s/Young Adult (2014), Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Nominee (2014) |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 26328 Users | 2614 ReviewsNotice Based On Books Openly Straight (Openly Straight #1)
Its hard to be different, Scarborough said. And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated. There are two things you should know about this book:1. Mr. Scarborough is the best character to ever exist.2. It will take your beliefs apart, and question them. Were a pretty tolerant place, Steve said, an edge to his voice.Ah, interesting word. Tolerant. WhatRafe has already "come out" as being gay. His parents are very accepting, his friends do, and he even does not face bullying because of it.He just feels like he never truly gets to be a "normal" guy because everyone always sees him as "gay". So when he gets to go to boarding school he keeps his sexuality a secret. Not that he is ashamed. He just is tired of the labels. "Back in Boulder, when people saw me, they saw the GAY kid. It was like, every second of my life, I had to be aware of the fact
2/4/2017I stand by absolutely everything I said last time, except for adding that I really, really love Rafe's voice. Yes, he makes shitty decisions. But damn if he isn't a hilarious little cinnamon roll of a dork while he's making those shitty decisions. 7/1/2016I feel like I might have enjoyed this book a little more than I did if I'd read it BEFORE I read Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Because Simon was my favourite book of 2015, and when it tops a list of 400 books, it's up on a pretty
3.5 stars. I'm curious if Bill Konigsberg ever sat at a lunch table with John Green and David Levithan. Why, you ask? I can't really quite put my finger on the why or how but I felt like Konigsberg was channeling some of the offbeat vibe that the other two authors have been known to use in their own style of writing.Before you groan and say that all three authors are male, or have tackled writing about similar subjects, just hear me out. Or read me out, since you can't actually hear me saying
4 STARS There are books that will make you think, books that will make you laugh and a book that will change the way you listen to "Hollaback Girl".But only one can give you all that and moar.I don't think I can write a review worthy of this book's wit and brilliance. I love how I never once stopped functioning as a thinking reader but it didn't cause me serious, debilitating pain in the process. No one got beaten up, no one nearly got raped, there was no crying in the rain while clutching
Loved this book so much! Check out my full review on my booktube channel at http://youtube.com/peterlikesbooks
4.5 starsIs it every gay guy's duty to get out of the closet? Rafe doesn't want to deceive people, but he hates being "that one gay kid" back in his hometown. When he moves from Boulder, Colorado to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he keeps his homosexuality a secret and pretends to like girls - soon enough, he's part of the jock pack, and he really likes it. But being openly straight isn't as easy as Rafe thinks, and he feels the pressure when he develops feelings for his teammate
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