false <![CDATA[Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg 444525 5 <P>Original stories by C. S. Adler, Marion Dane Bauer, Francesca Lia Block, Bruce Coville, Nancy Garden, James Cross Giblin, Ellen Howard, M. E. Kerr, Jonathan London, Lois Lowry, Gregory Maguire, LeslÉa Newman, Cristina Salat, William Sleator, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jane Yolen </P><P>Each of these stories is original, each is by a noted author for young adults, and each honestly portrays its subject and theme--growing up gay or lesbian, or with gay or lesbian parents or friends.</P> 843873 30 5 1994 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence total:273|5:83|4:119|3:62|2:8|1:1| 273 1094 428 52 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 5 0 false Fri Aug 28 23:09:45 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 23:09:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 4 0 false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 10:07:53 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 14:08:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 0 1 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Oct 12 04:27:57 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 14 15:44:16 -0800 2008 858428 0060242531 9780060242534 2 1 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178943061m/858428.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/858428.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 4 0 false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 12 14:17:43 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 16:10:20 -0700 2009
I don't think I outright disliked a single story. In the end my favourites were probably Gregory Maguire's "...more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 5 0 false Tue Apr 29 01:26:33 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 01:27:42 -0700 2008
Written over ten years ago, AM I BLUE? is still as important today as it was then. A short-story collection dealing with GLBT (gay/lesbian/ bisexual/transgender) issues by some of 1995's top authors, this book is a true gem for teens searching for their...more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon Apr 28 04:36:18 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 17:10:04 -0700 2008
For kids in the 90's, c...more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Tue Mar 03 21:23:46 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 21:23:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 5 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 05:28:01 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 05:33:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 5 0 false Tue Sep 22 09:26:18 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 09:37:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 14 18:30:38 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 08:16:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 5 0 false Fri Jan 04 19:53:06 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 20:03:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:39:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:41:40 -0700 2009 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 2 0 false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 18:42:11 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 20:52:47 -0700 2009
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Better writing, more complexity = too sexy for 9th grade ("the deep, deep communion--began").

More PG stories = less well written, boring.

Any teachers had any success using this anthology...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Aug 26 07:43:11 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 07:43:11 -0700 2009 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Jun 10 08:33:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 08:36:46 -0700 2009 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Thu Jul 02 17:32:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 19:47:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat Feb 09 22:40:30 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 22:45:44 -0800 2008
The title story Am I Blue? is about this gay/questioning teen who wakes up one morning and everyone who is gay is a shade of blue. Nobody can hide anymore. He realizes that he is not alone, of course. His dad ha...more...]]> 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Thu Jul 30 17:46:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 17:47:09 -0700 2009 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 4 0 false Fri Aug 21 17:00:51 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 17:02:24 -0700 2009 444525 0064405877 9780064405874 262 51 Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174839631m/444525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444525.Am_I_Blue_Coming_Out_from_the_Silence 3 0 false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Oct 13 11:27:29 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 11:27:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=444525