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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>It was only a few weeks ago that I read AM I BLUE?: COMING OUT OF THE SILENCE edited by Marion Dane Bauer. That book is filled with fictional stories dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues, and is a book I highly recommend. I was ve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21614227">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i literally judged this book by its cover. it was one of those the library puts out on a table randomly and it was so pretty i had to pick it up.  it's a bunch of short stories written by teenagers, which i always find fascinating because most teenagers i know can barely spell their names.  some of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58613406">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Although an important book in understanding the GLBT community and especially the psychology and politics about the whole thing, I thought the writing left much to be desired. I learned quite a bit about the transgender culture/politics but I honestly skipped a few pages here and there. I would skim...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73870369">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow, I was caught off guard.  I'm not usually a fan of gay lit but I definitely enjoyed this!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was amazing.  Queer or not the essays in this book will move you.  A great look at the queer expirience of the past 10 years.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an amazing book. This is the book of LGBTQ youth. This is us. This is our lives. Read it. Now!]]></body>
    
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