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grl2grl
In this honest, emotionally captivating short story collection, renowned author and National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters offers a stunning portrayal of young women as they navigate the hurdles of relationships and sexual identity.
From the young lesbian taking her first steps toward coming out to the two strangers who lock eyes across a crowded train, from the tra...more
From the young lesbian taking her first steps toward coming out to the two strangers who lock eyes across a crowded train, from the tra...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Julie Ann Peters has already distinguished herself as a master at writing full-length novels dealing with GLBQT issues. With GRL2GRL, she establishes that she's also good at writing short stories with great characters and in-depth storylines.
The book includes ten short stories, all dealing with girls and their feelings of love, loneliness, passion, and betrayal. There's a story about a girl on the subway, the object of another girl's affection, and the strength...more
Julie Ann Peters has already distinguished herself as a master at writing full-length novels dealing with GLBQT issues. With GRL2GRL, she establishes that she's also good at writing short stories with great characters and in-depth storylines.
The book includes ten short stories, all dealing with girls and their feelings of love, loneliness, passion, and betrayal. There's a story about a girl on the subway, the object of another girl's affection, and the strength...more
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SlashReader: I originally started reading Julie Anne Peter's work some time ago when her first books came out Define "Normal", Keeping You a Secret, Luna and Far From Xanadu. Though apparently "Keeping You a Secret", is the only book that managed to make it up here being that I read them doing the point of transition for this group or perhaps before, I don't know. Anyway Julie Anne Peter's writes a lot of moving girlgirl romance for the young adult crowd and a lot of it is pretty good if you're...more
What do you do when who you love conflicts with religion and society? What do you do when your love is wrong?
In this book, there are ten stories about girls who are different from most: Girls who are attracted to other girls. Boys in girl bodies. Girls who miss one another, long for one another, cry over one another.
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I enjoyed this book quite a lot. The writing was beautiful, the topics were strong and interesting, the dialogue was realistic, the stories themselves were concise and well-rounded...more
In this book, there are ten stories about girls who are different from most: Girls who are attracted to other girls. Boys in girl bodies. Girls who miss one another, long for one another, cry over one another.
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I enjoyed this book quite a lot. The writing was beautiful, the topics were strong and interesting, the dialogue was realistic, the stories themselves were concise and well-rounded...more
A collection of ten short fiction by one of the best GLBT writers. Tales of love and lust, romance and heartbreak grace each of the pages. You'll hear about coming out and all the challenges that are faced by girls everyday. Read about a girl who sees herself as a "boi", a father her turns her daughter to stone through abuse and a chat room that helps girls get over their heartache.
I enjoyed these quick stories and breezed through the book. Julie Anne Peters is a truly great writer who captures...more
I enjoyed these quick stories and breezed through the book. Julie Anne Peters is a truly great writer who captures...more
Julie Anne Peters creates a stunning collection of short stories in her anthology grl2grl. Over the course of ten narratives, Peters explores emotionally intense, riveting plots depicting different girls navigating their way through life. Often related to girls who are either lesbian, transgender or merely questioning of their sexuality, these stories are short and straight to the point, and each feels incredibly authentic, giving the characters voices that any teen, straight, gay, or bi, can re...more
I loved all the stories in this book. But my top four were Boi, Can't stop the feeling, Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder and After Alex.
Boi- stands out among the other stories not only as it is the only story about a guy but the only story about a transgender person( transboi ). The story showed his difficulty with a girl he liked who thought he was a lesbian to the acceptance of his cousin (who is really more like his brother).
Can't stop the feeling- I loved this story because the charact...more
Boi- stands out among the other stories not only as it is the only story about a guy but the only story about a transgender person( transboi ). The story showed his difficulty with a girl he liked who thought he was a lesbian to the acceptance of his cousin (who is really more like his brother).
Can't stop the feeling- I loved this story because the charact...more
Mar 22, 2013
Loederkoningin
marked it as then-again-maybe-not
Buddy read with Lee and Anna. Woot!
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I picked this up, as many I do many other selections--as a whim at the library. I tend to enjoy Y.A. books, as they're usually less stodgy than adult ones, and like many people I think there will always be a little piece of me identified with high school. This is a bunch of lesbian/transgender short stories that identify little slices of what the experience is for up-and-coming queers in this day and age--a quite different scene than the early 80s when I attended. As such, I found it interesting...more
I found this book on the library shelf completely by accident. I read "By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead" first, and then read Grl2Grl.
Wow. Where was this author when I was growing up! I wrote the author an email, thanking her for speaking up and for our community. Thank you for giving our YA hope, an escape, and books to turn to. The author responded in less than 24 hours with a sincere and genuine email response.
I even added information about her on my blog site. I can't wait to read mo...more
Wow. Where was this author when I was growing up! I wrote the author an email, thanking her for speaking up and for our community. Thank you for giving our YA hope, an escape, and books to turn to. The author responded in less than 24 hours with a sincere and genuine email response.
I even added information about her on my blog site. I can't wait to read mo...more
good solid quick short story collection about lesbians/transfolk.
grl2grl was an anthology of ten short stories by Julie Anne Peters, all of which featured LGBT characters. (Mostly L). I was originally going to do a detailed review or every short story, but then I realized that since Peters wrote all of the stories, that would get repetitive. So I'm just going to do a general review, and write a brief paragraph on the specific stories.
My favorite part of Peters's novels has always been the writing. She's the master of simple prose; it's always completely natur...more
My favorite part of Peters's novels has always been the writing. She's the master of simple prose; it's always completely natur...more
Julie Anne Peters' book is very raw and moving. In this 'compilation', Peters shares many fictional stories from girls and their experiences as Lesbians, Bisexual, and Curious. While these stories are fictional they feel real, each overflowing with emotion. Character development in this book was done through their emotions and experiences. Its hard to develop a character fully in short stories, and Julie Anne Peters does an amazing job in giving her characters their chance to speak, showing who...more
Jul 10, 2010
Erin
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
glbtq youth and their allies
Shelves:
young-adult,
realistic-fiction
Julie Anne Peters has done just as good a job with this collection of 10 short stories about high-school-aged lesbian and transgendered teens as she has done with her award-winning longer novels. These stories address many different types of conflict that glbtq teens face: "from the young lesbian taking her first steps toward coming out, to the two strangers who lock eyes across a crowded train, to the transgender teen longing for a sense of self, or the girl whose abusive father has turned her...more
I read Luna by Julie Anne Peters about a year ago and was deeply moved by her realistic portrayal of a transgender teenager. Grl2Grl is a short story collection with a lesbian/transgender theme to every story. It's a quick read. I read the whole thing on a flight from CA to FL. I have to say the first couple stories were a bit disappointing, but after that it really took off. the middle to last half of this book is full of moving, poignant stories that should be read by all young women, gay or s...more
This book was really good! It helped me realize the challenges of what a lesbian feels like through love, life, and the world in general. It also gives me a whole new perspective on girls who get sexually abused, I used to always think that it wasn't all that bad, but when I read this story, it was horrible! It was horrible to read how this young girl had to help her father cope with his bad day by pleasuring him with sex... I was appalled that a father would do that to his own daughter, especia...more
Peters is an excellent YA author who caters to the LGBT community. In this collection of short stories, she focuses on teen lesbians and their trials and tribulations. Each of these stories focus on certain emotional issues, such as how to cope with coming out to one's self. "Stone Cold Butch" is a chilling tale of a transgender who cannot allow love to enter her life.
I admire Peters work so far and highly recommend this book.
I admire Peters work so far and highly recommend this book.
I loved some of these stories; they were little slices of high school life of girls in love with other girls. And there was such a mix of characters, not everyone was perfect and the stories weren't all about homophobia. Sometimes the characters just happened to be lesbian. Other stories, like the IM story, were hard to follow, and some of the characterization was weak. My favorite was "Can't Stop The Feeling."
Some of the characters were unique and interesting, but the downside for me was that the whole book had this air of hopelessness to it. I don't need a completely positive book about being glbtq, but something a little more uplifting would have been nice. All the characters were trying to deny what they felt, denying who they liked, or they would get bullied and harassed for who they were.
A really wonderful collection of short stories, and impressively contains NO duds. She really considers the diverse experiences among young lesbians and writes about online dating, popular vs unpopular, out and in, bois, and the joys and pain of young love. You'll wish that every one of these stories could be made into a longer novel.
Jun 02, 2009
Kricket
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Kricket by:
the great ms. peters gave it to me at a conference
a collection of short stories about girls who are lesbian or questioning their sexuality in some way. a few were just kind of interesting, one made me cry, and (thank god) peters ended on a sweet, happy note. (first happy teen lesbian story i've ever read!!) an important book for library collections, i think.
Interesting, captivating and illuminating.I just found this book at the library and was compelled to start reading, which I did, and was not disappointed. The first story grabbed my attention, and then it was just hard to put down. Some stories where better then others, but overall it was a good book.
A wonderful collection of (mostly) lesbian short stories, running the gamut from happy to everyday to heartwrenching. As with all collections, some work better than others, but the overall effect is a broad scope of experience distilled into one slim volume well worth a read.
My sister read this book, then said that it had it's interesting parts but warned some of the stories were boring.
I loved it. It may have had a few slow parts, but I didn't find it boring.
I thought it was written well and had a lot of emotion, which made it hard to put down but hard to read at times.
I'm not sure which was my favorite, but I love that "Two Part Invention" was at the end. I think it tied up the book beautifully.
Because it was lbgt, I'm straight, and hadn't read a lot of lbgt befor...more
I loved it. It may have had a few slow parts, but I didn't find it boring.
I thought it was written well and had a lot of emotion, which made it hard to put down but hard to read at times.
I'm not sure which was my favorite, but I love that "Two Part Invention" was at the end. I think it tied up the book beautifully.
Because it was lbgt, I'm straight, and hadn't read a lot of lbgt befor...more
I thought these short stories about girls, relationships and growing up were thoughtful and well-written. And even though these stories were primarily about girl/girl relationships, I still identified with the characters through the every day problems they faced.
Interesting book with some great stories at the beginning. I began to see myself in some of the stories, and Peters' writing style elicits strong visuals in my mind's eye and strong emotions. The biggest problem I had with this book is that many of the stories grew repetitive and tiring--merely minor variations on a common theme. I stopped reading half-way through.
Much as I enjoyed these stories, I am reminded of why I read so few short stories: just as I am getting invested in the characters, the story ends. I'd love to see Peters expand some of these into longer pieces, though, and it was nice to see some characters who weren't entirely self-destructing.
Teen reading challenge. Sometimes cheesy, but I'm glad there are short stories, sexy and ridiculous and pitiful alike, about and for lesbian teens. There's enough of a need for that that these should be loved regardless of how relevant they are.
Dec 02, 2009
Amy Newsome
marked it as to-read
i have read alittle of this book and what i have read of it.. it is aweome and i would love to read more of it.. im just now looking on the internet for the whole book for me to read it all.. i hope i find it cause this book is interseting
As part of my research for NaNoWriMo someone suggested this book of short stories featuring young lesbians and their experiences in high school, with friends, family, etc. It's a touching collection that is worth a read.
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Julie Anne Peters was born in Jamestown, New York. When she was five, her family moved to the Denver suburbs in Colorado. Her parents divorced when she was in high school. She has three siblings: a brother, John, and two younger sisters, Jeanne and Susan.
Her books for young adults include Define "Normal" (2000), Keeping You a Secret (2003), Luna (2004), Far from Xanadu (2005), Between Mom and Jo (...more
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Her books for young adults include Define "Normal" (2000), Keeping You a Secret (2003), Luna (2004), Far from Xanadu (2005), Between Mom and Jo (...more
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Curious mosaic
Continental drift
Parabolic metaphor
Elemental rift
Time and transposition
Conscious intermission
Assertion?
Desertion --
Black_Venus: That's all I have so far. You finish it.
Me: How about "Spanish Inquisition.”
