Category: Friendship

Review: Jack Holmes and His Friend by Edmund White (The Green Carnation Prize)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

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This is Book #1 for our Green Carnation Prize reading project.  For more information on the project and on the Green Carnation Prize itself, please visit This Post. About the Book: Format: Hardcover Published: January 1st, 2012 Publisher: Bloomsbury UK Description: “Jack Holmes and… Continue Reading “Review: Jack Holmes and His Friend by Edmund White (The Green Carnation Prize)”

Category: AIDS, Edmund White, Friendship, Gay Lit, GLBT, Green Carnation Prize, New York, Sexuality

Review: Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

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Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 32 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Ghost Medicine is Andrew Smith’s debut novel and, though there are some similarities to his later works (elements of danger, young protagonists, brotherly relationships… Continue Reading “Review: Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith”

Category: Andrew Smith, Andrew Smith Event, Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Death, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Grief/Recovery, Ranching, Young Adult

Review: The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

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  The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 09  Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) “There’s the girl who is in love with Holden Caufield.  The boy who wants to be strong who… Continue Reading “Review: The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan”

Category: Book Review, Coming-of-Age, David Levithan, Drugs, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Gay Lit, GLBT, Sexuality, Young Adult

Review: Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

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In honor of the paperback release of Catherine Ryan Hyde’s fabulous novel, Jumpstart the World, I wanted to re-post my review of the book.  Let me know what you think, and head over HERE to learn more about the author and the book. If you… Continue Reading “Review: Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde”

Category: Catherine Ryan Hyde, Coming-of-Age, Family, Friendship, Gay Lit, Gender Identity, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, GLBT, Homophobia, Monthly Review, Transgender, Young Adult

Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

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I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0   YTD:  5 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful   What is hardest to believe about I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the… Continue Reading “Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan”

Category: Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Death, Fiction, Friendship, Gay Lit, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, GLBT, John Donovan, Monthly Review

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