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FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  OPENLY STRAIGHT Author:  Bill Konigsberg Publisher:  Scholastic Price:  8,64 € (Amazon) Pages:  352 Genre:  LGBTQ * , sports Year:  2015 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? 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 breaking down. He meets a teacher who challenges him to write his...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title: Boy meets Boy Author: David Levithan Publisher: Ember Price: $9.99 Pages: 185 Genre: LGBT+, lovestory, High School Year: 2003 BACK OF THE BOOK WHAT'S IT ABOUT? This story stars Paul, a High School boy, who is openly, proudly and happily gay. He has many queer friends, not only including his gay best friend and his friend Infinite Darlene, the trans homecoming queen & starting quarterback. Paul meets a boy, with whom he immediately falls in love with. A journey of finding & getting to know that boy begins and leads to many magical moments. MY OPINION I was a bit sceptical of this book at first, because it is by author David Levithan, by whom I had only read "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" so far - a collaboration between him and John Green - and I really didn't like that book. But after reading "Boy meets Boy" I totally fell in love with David Levithan's writing style. He writes so beauti...