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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ADOLESCENT QUEER LITERATURE
- Feinberg , L. 1993 . Stone butch blues , Los Angeles : Alyson Books . A look at the world through the eyes of a masculine girl named Jess, growing up in the “Ozzie and Harriet” McCarthy era and coming out as a young butch lesbian in the pre- Stonewall gay drag bars of a blue-collar town. As Jess experiments with male hormones and attempts at a male-lifestyle, she finds herself stuck in a world between male and female.
- Freymann-Weyr , G. 2002 . My hearbeat , New York : Penguin . As she tries to understand the closeness between her older brother and his best friend, 14-year-old Ellen finds her relationship with each of them changing. Ellen poses meaningful questions about the complexities of attraction as she struggles to find her place in this possible love triangle.
- Hartinger , B. 2003 . Geography club , New York : Harper Collins. . A group of gay and lesbian teenagers find mutual support when they form the “Geography Club” at their high school. Through success and heartbreak, the main character Russel learns about himself and his place in the world.
- Howe , J. 2005 . Totally Joe , New York : Simon & Schuster . Joe's seventh grade class is asked to write an alpha-biography of their lives. Through this assignment, Joe portrays the difficulties of accepting that he is gay and the effects it has on his life. Though oversimplified at times, Joe's experiences bring hope and optimism to the subject of coming out.
- Huegel , K. 2003 . GLBT: The survival guide for queer & questioning teens , Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Publishing . Are you queer or questioning? If you are, this book is for you. Do you know someone who might be queer or questioning? If so, this book is for you, too. Or are you someone who just wants to learn more about what it's like to be queer or questioning? This book is a great place to begin. Discovering that you, or someone you love, might be GLBTQ is a revelation. Accepting it is a process. One thing that can help that process is information. This book cannot answer all of your questions or counter all of the misinformation, misconceptions, myths, half-truths, and outright lies you might have heard about being GLBTQ, but it is a start.
- Koja , K. 2005 . Talk , New York : Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group . Kathe Koja expertly weaves in and out of “me,” “you,” “us,” and “I” in her new novel for young adults—a provocative search for the self, who we long to be, and who we really are. The main character Kit gets the lead in his high school's controversial play, and as his co-star Lindsay falls for him they must both deal with the outrage of the community and the jealousy and homophobia of their peers.
- Larochelle , D. 2005 . Absolutely, positively not , New York : Scholastic . Steven does not know if he will pass his driver's test or if he will ever understand his parents, but there is one thing he knows for sure: he's absolutely, positively NOT gay. How could he be, when he conscientiously collects photos of girls in bikinis and makes a point to sit at the jock table?
- Levithan , D. 2003 . Boy meets boy , New York : Knopf . A story of a sophomore in a high school like no other: the cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help straight kids learn how to dance.
- Matthews , A. 2003 . The flip side , New York : Delacorte Press . Robert, a 15-year-old British boy, is confused when he plays the part of Rosalind while studying Shakespeare in school and discovers parts of his personality that he did not know existed.
- Myracle , L. 2003 . Kissing Kate , New York : Dutton Books . Sixteen-year-old Lissa's relationship with her best friend changes after they kiss at a party and Lissa does not know what to do, until she gets help from an unexpected friend.
- Peters , J. A. 2003 . Keeping you a secret , New York : Little, Brown and Company . As she begins a very tough last semester of high school, Holland finds herself puzzled about her future and intrigued by a transfer student who wants to start a Lesbigay Club at school.
- Peters , J. A. 2004 . Luna , New York : Little, Brown and Company . Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's trans-sexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the process of “transitioning” by first telling his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body.
- Peters , J. A. 2005 . Far from Xanadu , Little, Brown and Company: New York . Can a gay person love a straight person? Will the love be returned? Or are there physical and emotional distances that can never and should never be crossed? This heartbreaking yet ultimately hopeful novel will speak to anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone just out of reach.
- Sanchez , A. 2001 . Rainbow boys , New York : Simon and Schuster . Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other.
- Sanchez , A. 2003 . Rainbow high , New York : Simon and Schuster . Sequel to: Rainbow Boys. Follow three gay high school seniors as they struggle with issues of coming out, safe sex, homophobia, being in love and college choices.
- Sanchez , A. 2004 . So hard to say , New York : Simon & Schuster . Frederick is the shy new boy, and Xio is the bubbly chica who lends him a pen on the first day of class. They become fast friends, but when Xio decides she wants to be more than friends Frederick is not so sure.
- Sanchez , A. 2005 . Rainbow road , New York : Simon & Schuster . In the third book of the trilogy, Jason is invited to Los Angeles to speak at a GLBT high school opening ceremony. As he and his friends drive to Los Angeles on a “post-senior year road trip,” they find out what it is really like to be gay in America.
- Savin-Williams , R. 2005 . The new gay teenager. , London : Harvard University Press . The new gay teenager is in many respects the nongay teenager. Perhaps she considers herself to be postgay, or he says that he is gayish. For these young people, being labeled as gay or even being gay matters little. They have same-sex desires and attractions, but unlike earlier generations, new gay teens have much less interest in naming these feelings or behaviors as gay.
- Sloan , B. 2005 . A really nice prom mess , New York : Simon & Schuster . High school senior Cameron Hayes gets coerced into going to the prom with a girl, even though he would rather be with his boyfriend. The evening goes from bad to worse when his fake date gets sloshed, his boyfriend slugs him when he sees Cam kissing his fake date, and Cam flees the prom in disguise with a drug dealer. Then things really spin out of control. Over the course of one harrowing and hysterical night, Cameron's life comes undone, leading to accidental revelations, criminal adventures, and an unlikely romance.
- Taylor , W. 2003 . Pebble in a pool , Los Angeles : Alyson Books . Two popular high school students enter their senior year full of confidence. After a gruesome accident, the outpouring of grief in their school starkly contrasts with a decidedly more muted reaction to the gay-bashing murder of another student.
- Winthow , S. 2001 . Box girl , Toronto : Groundwood Books . Gwen's mother communicates with her, promising a reunion, through postcards with French stamps and no return address. Gwen's father's alternative lifestyle is causing a strain on her relationships, so she plans to be a loner. But then she meets Clara.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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- Butler , K. L. and Byrne , T. J. 1992 . Homophobia among preserive elementary teachers . Journal of Health Education , 23 ( 6 ) : 355 – 359 .
- Elze , D. E. 2003 . Gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths’ perceptions of their high school environments and comfort in school . National Association of Social Workers , : 225 – 239 .
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- GLSEN . 2003 . The 2003 national school climate survey , New York : GLSEN .
- GLSEN & Harris Interactive . 2008 . The principle's perspective: School safety, bullying and harassment, A survey of public school principles , New York : GLSEN .
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- Minnesota State Department of Education & DHHS . 1994, May . Alone no more: Developing a school support system for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth , St. Paul : Minnesota Department of Education .
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- Treadway , L. and Yoakam , J. 1992 . Creating a safer school environment for lesbian and gay students . Journal of School Health , 62 ( 7 ) : 352 – 357 .