Sunday, April 20, 2014
GLBTQ Young Adult Annotation
Author: Alex Sanchez
Title: Rainbow Boys
Genre: Young adult, coming of age stories, GLBT fiction, realistic fiction
Publication Date: 2003
Number of pages: 233
Geographical Setting: Washington D.C., Whitman High School
Time Period: Late 90's to early 2000's.
Series: Rainbow Trilogy, 1
Plot Summary: This is the story of three high school seniors. Nelson is out of the closet, while Jason and Kyle are coming out of the closet. Jason is basketball star, with a girlfriend and an abusive father. Kyle is secretly in love with him, but Jason falls for Kyle after awhile. He is scared because he saw Nelson and Kyle being bullied. He helps them in the end. Jason is introduced coming to a Rainbow Youth meeting for young gay people. He has the hardest time accepting himself. It is interesting how their lives get interwoven together.
Subject headings: Coming out (sexual orientation), first loves, friendship, gay teenagers, high school seniors, high school students, high school, homosexuality, Interpersonal relations, new experiences, schools, self-acceptance in teenage boys, teenage boys, Triangles (Interpersonal relations).
Appeal:
Storyline: Character driven, issue-orientated
Tone: Angst-filled, funny
Writing style: Conversational, Dialogue-rich
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