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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50129402 Title: Boy meets boy Author: David Levithan Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, ©2003. ISBN/ISSN: 0375824006 9780375824005 0375924000 9780375924002 0375832998 9780375832994 9780007533039 0007533039 0007191375 9780007191376 0007191391 9780007191390 OCLC:50129402

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Boy meets boy

Author:	David Levithan
Publisher:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, ©2003.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his one true love, but when Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to get him back and make everything right once more.
Rating:	based on 6 rating(s) 3 with reviews
Subjects	Teenage boys -- Fiction. Gay teenagers -- Fiction. Male friendship -- Fiction. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Young adult fiction Bildungsromans Fiction Young adult works Romans, nouvelles, etc
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Levithan, David. Boy meets boy. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, ©2003 (OCoLC)632942228
Material Type:	Fiction, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	David Levithan Find more information about:
ISBN:	0375824006 9780375824005 0375924000 9780375924002 0375832998 9780375832994 9780007533039 0007533039 0007191375 9780007191376 0007191391 9780007191390
OCLC Number:	50129402
Awards:	Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2004 Lambda Literary Award, 2003
Description:	185 pages ; 22 cm
Responsibility:	David Levithan.
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"Intimate, feel-good and quick-fire" Guardian "Funny and clever and touching" Telegraph "This is gay life, not as we know it, but as we wish it was when we were 15." Time Out Read more...

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This book is upbeat and quirky

by AnchorageSchools (WorldCat user published 2010-01-07) Good

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This book is upbeat and quirky which contrasts with other darker gay-themed novels. The setting is quite unrealistic --a high school population that accepts gay, bisexual and transexual characters. The star quarterback is also the homecoming queen and the main character,Paul's family and friends all...
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All he really wanted in the first place

by storyjon@yahoo.com (WorldCat user published 2006-10-05) Very Good

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Already honored as an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults, An ALA Quick Pick, A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and A Lambda Literary Award Winner, David Levithan's BOY MEETS BOY lives up to its reputation as a groundbreaking gay-themed novel for young adults. The tension created between the characters is top-notch, and the writing quality something after which every writer strives.Paul has known he was gay since his Kindergarten teacher wrote it in his report card: "PAUL IS DEFINITELY GAY AND HAS A VERY GOOD SENSE OF SELF." Since then, his life hasn't been as difficult as it probably should have been. The town he lives in is supportive, his family loves him for who he is, and Joni (straight as a toothpick) and Tony (also gay--they're just friends) are his best friends forever. Joni's mom and dad are like a second set of parents to Paul, and he's practically got Joni's house memorized he's spent so much time there. Tony's life hasn't been easy. Because of his church-going parents, he's had to lie to them for years so he could sneak out to have any kind of fun. And fun they had. Everything changes when Paul meets Noah, the new kid at school. Noah's parents don't know he's gay. From the moment Noah invites Paul into his private art studio, things heat up between the two of them. At the same time they're hitting it off, Paul's old boyfriend Kyle wants to get back together. Tony's trying to figure out how to tell his parents who he really is. And Infinite Darling, the drag queen quarterback and homecoming queen, can't seem to mind her own business because her friends are her business. Unfortunately, the characters (Noah excluded) are largely one-dimensional. It's as though the kids attending this school are completely obsessed with and defined by their sexuality, while Noah's character is the only one with any depth to him. The rest of them seem only interested in figuring out their gender and sexual orientation, begging the question--"If these kids don't want people to define them by their sexuality, then why don't they define themselves by something else?" Chalk it up as a missed opportunity to have characters who happen to be gay, instead of gay characters. That said, Paul's story is about love. About how "part of love is letting a person be who they want to be." How "if you want to be loved," you've got to "be lovable." It's about a kid who everyone else thinks has it all together, and the truth is that when compared to most kids like him, he probably does. Even still, he can't help but "want to feel like life matters," like the courage of his friends will somehow make a difference, like for once, he'll be able to have and to hold something real. Which is all he really wanted in the first place. Reviewed by Jonathan Stephens

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Boy Meets Boy: Perhaps the most important piece of literature about gay teens since Annie on My Mind

by welkinscheek (WorldCat user published 2007-10-04) Excellent

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Imagine living in a place where gayness is unremarkable, where there is no separation between gay and straight communities and life styles, where “boys who love boys flirt with girls who love girls…[and] the dance floors are always open to whatever you have to offer” (Levithan, pp.1-2). In Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan creates such a place; the town where Paul has lived all his life. As this sophomore in high school narrates his experiences and recounts his memories, he seems to be inviting and welcoming readers into his world. In his town, the high school quarterback is a drag queen, PFLAG membership rivals that of the PTA, and Paul feels safe kissing his boyfriend in a paddle boat named Adaline on a sunny Saturday in the city park.This setting leaves the residents of the town free to live their lives without worrying over weighty identity and safety issues. Paul and his peers rarely fret about their sexualities, but, in typical teenaged fashion, they obsess over their love lives, their friendships, and planning the best school dance possible. Their freedom to be who they are contrasts their dear friend Tony from the next town over. Tony has to hide his gayness from his parents, who fear for his soul whenever they see him with another boy. Tony’s plight reflects what a gay teen may expect when living in a society that judges and disdains his sexuality. But when his world is held up against that of Paul and his friends, the reader may wonder, why all the fuss?Together, Paul and Tony tactfully begin to introduce Tony’s parents to the reality of his gayness, and demonstrate that with great positivity, proactiveness, and cooperation, anything is possible. That is the message of this excellent book written in first person from Paul’s perspective as he falls in love, is conflicted over his feelings for an ex-boyfriend, wrangles with a difficult best friend, and juggles all this while heading the theme committee for the legendary Dowager’s Dance. Boy Meets Boy is funny, sweet, and romantic, and would be enjoyable for any reader aged 13 and up.

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This book is upbeat and quirky

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Boy Meets Boy: Perhaps the most important piece of literature about gay teens since Annie on My Mind

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