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Boy Meets Boy David Levithan Alfred A. Knopf © 2005 |
“Paul is definitely gay and has a very good sense of self” is what this books main character’s kindergarten teacher wrote on his report card. Paul always knew he was gay, but it was not confirmed until he was in Kindergarten. This book deals with teenage relationships on the different sides of life and not just being straight in high school.
This book is believable because its characters show you what life is like being a homosexual in high school. It explains different types of relationships. It deals with different problems that you may not deal with in your everyday life.
This is a great book. It is probably one of my favorite books that I have read in a long time. Do you hear of many books having to do with different types of sexualities written for teenagers? Not many books deal with Paul’s way of getting through high school and being gay. I love this book because it deals with a subject that I have never read about before. There are lots of books about high school relationships, but you don’t read about relationships like Paul’s in many other books.
This book focuses on high school relationships, but I think everyone and anyone will enjoy this book. Paul puts his point across in this book that it is alright to be different. You don’t have to listen to what everyone else says in high school: just be yourself. I think people of all ages will enjoy this book, and everyone will look at Paul and his perspective on life differently than they may have before.
~ Holly Smaltz, grade 12, Trumbull County Career and Technical Center