'Boy Meets Boy' by David Levithan is a heartwarming novel set in a town where being gay is as normal as being straight. The story follows Paul, a high school boy who falls in love with a new student named Noah, while navigating through the ups and downs of teenage romance and friendships in a LGBTQ-friendly environment. The book beautifully portrays the charming characters, the unique setting, and the poetic prose that captivates the reader, offering a refreshing take on young love and acceptance.
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Has Romance?
The book features a prominent romance plot, focusing on the challenges and joys of young love between Paul and Noah.
From The Publisher:
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at 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 is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he's found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul's not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.
This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world.
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This really is more like 3.5 stars, but since Goodreads doesn't allow half stars, I'll bump it up because it made me cry at the end. Yes, this was a beautiful book, but it's so unrealistic it's not funny. It's like an entire world made up of people who don't think there's anything wrong with being gay or a quarterback being a drag queen. And really, there isn't...but, uh...the world isn't like that.
On the one hand, it's nice that it's a gay love story that doesn't focus on homosexuality being the problem. That seems to be the norm for gay love stories. On the other hand...
everyone except for Tony's parents being accepting? Everyone in the school not caring or bullying Paul? Oh come on.
What can you read after
Boy Meets Boy?
About the Author:
David Levithan is a children's book editor in New York City.
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