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34th out of 373 books
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Rainbow Road (Rainbow Trilogy #3)
by
Alex Sanchez (Goodreads Author)
Jason Carrillo came out to his basketball team senior year and lost his university scholarship. Now, with graduation behind him and summer ending, he's asked to speak at the opening of a gay and lesbian high school across the country. But after spending years in the closet and losing his scholarship dream, what message can he offer?
Kyle Meeks is getting ready to go to Prin...more
Kyle Meeks is getting ready to go to Prin...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
April 10th 2007
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
(first published October 4th 2005)
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Possibly the best of the Rainbow books, largely because the conceit of the road trip allows the three main characters to think about things other than how they are gay (although that's a central theme, since Jason is going to speak at an LGBT high school, and the triad meets various queer friends along the way). The interpersonal dynamics play out well in the heightened reality, close-quarters situation of the trip; their relationships seem grounded in reality and are entertaining in some slight...more
The rainbow finale; two books ago we met Kyle, Jason, and Nelson who each go through their own personal struggles involving their sexuality's, weather it was being gay, bi, or questioning, each ones struggles were tough but it didn't break them. Now in the third novel, the trio set out on a road trip which is accompanied by meeting some interesting characters (one of whom dresses like Britney Spears and gets Nelson to do the same), camp out, argue, and even at one point defend their sexuality on...more
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Rainbow road is about 3 gay boys, named Jason, Kyle, and Nelson. Together they struggle with their sexuality and what their peers think about them. Jason was the star of the basketball team, and had a girlfriend. Together they were the "it" couple. Until Jason discovers that he's gay, and attracted to boys. Throughout the book, he struggles with telling his parents, friends, and the rest of the team being afraid of what others will think of him.
This book reminded me of how harsh a student body c...more
This book reminded me of how harsh a student body c...more
I've learned a lot from this book. Mainly that There musn't exist hatred toward GLBT people.They surely have feelings that Must be respected.They go through an eternal Hell to be more unsulted. we are not sick, that's just how we are born. I'm Bisexual. And so I do know the pain of such circumstances, the bullying, the names.(in my scenario hadn't been in those stages) But i've heard others talk about "US" with such disgust, and hate, with humiliation. And just like Jason, most of the time i sai...more
2.5 stars.
As much as I love Alex Sanchez and the trio, I couldn't help feeling this book wasn't a satisfying ending to the series.
I liked really seeing the conflict pick up in Kyle and Jason's relationship and how they dealt with it. Some of the scenes, like Nelson talking to the little kid at the campground brought a joyous feeling inside me.
On the other hand,I found random events were thrown in with the sole purpose of keeping the plot moving, such as Nelson getting sick. I loved Nelson's bo...more
As much as I love Alex Sanchez and the trio, I couldn't help feeling this book wasn't a satisfying ending to the series.
I liked really seeing the conflict pick up in Kyle and Jason's relationship and how they dealt with it. Some of the scenes, like Nelson talking to the little kid at the campground brought a joyous feeling inside me.
On the other hand,I found random events were thrown in with the sole purpose of keeping the plot moving, such as Nelson getting sick. I loved Nelson's bo...more
What a wonderful way to end this trilogy! Alex Sanchez created three complex and interesting young gay men (Jason, Kyle, & Nelson) in his first novel "Rainbow Boys." Over the first two novels, the boys confronted serious issues about coming out in high school to parents, coaches, and teammates; creating a Gay-Straight Alliance; dealing with HIV; making a relationship work; and figuring out how to navigate the world as a gay teenager. All of these were issues not normally dealt with in young...more
I love how real this is. The trilogy presents real issues that teens face, gay or straight.
The characters are probably some of my favourites of all time. I love the character development, and I really enjoyed seeing them grow. The three boys are as opposite as can be, but yet so similar. It just works. I can't choose a favourite between the three; I love all of them!
Kyle and Jason's relationship is wonderful. I like that they were friends first, because it's something that I don't often see. I a...more
The characters are probably some of my favourites of all time. I love the character development, and I really enjoyed seeing them grow. The three boys are as opposite as can be, but yet so similar. It just works. I can't choose a favourite between the three; I love all of them!
Kyle and Jason's relationship is wonderful. I like that they were friends first, because it's something that I don't often see. I a...more
Well, I finally fineshed the third and final book in Alex Sanchez's trilogy about Nelson, Kyle and Jason. This installment sends them on a cross - country camping roadtrip from Virginia to California, where Jason is scheduled to be a guest speaker at a newly opened "Alternative" High School. Along the way they learn many new things about life, love, self and each other. It took me longer to read this book than it did the others, but it wasn't for lack of trying. As they say, life happens. I was...more
Rainbow Boys was a very interesting book to read. I read Alex Sanchez's other book Getting It, which was as interesting to read. Rainbow Boys was about 3 gay boys, Nelson, Kyle and Jason. Jason was invited to a high school to talk about his struggles with being gay and how he came to come out to his coach and team and how he lost his basketball scholarship because he came out. On their ride to California, they had many experiences some were bad and some were good. Kyle and Jason had many ups and...more
Sanchez ends the “Rainbow” –realistic fiction- trilogy with Rainbow Road. The story comes full circle. Jason Garrillo, Kyle Meeks and Nelson Glassman – the main characters- have graduated from high school entering a summer, in Virginia, full of tedious responsibilities until Jason is asked to speak at a non-traditional high school graduation ceremony in Los Angeles, California. Since Jason came out about his sexuality, his full scholarship to an Ivy League school had been taken away. Kyle, Jason...more
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This is a story about 3 homosexual friends who have just graduated college. This story is told in 3 perspectives, kyle, nelson, and jason. Jason and kyle are boyfriends but Jason lost his basketball scholarship and has been invite to speak at a gay and lesbien high school that has just opened. He tells kyle about it and kyle is very happy to join his boyfriend, inviting nelson along who ahs not found his love yet and worries about being the third wheel.
This was a more intresting story about the...more
This was a more intresting story about the...more
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Terzo ed ultimo capitolo della saga gay di Sanchez.
Una pagina fresca e solare su uno dei più difficili capitoli della vita umana: la fine dell'adolescenza e del liceo, il tuffo nel futuro fatto di sogni e incertezze.
Un buon capitolo conclusivo: tutti i nodi vengono al pettine. Ognuno dei tre ragazzi combatte contro i suoi demoni, affronta se stesso, così da essere pronto per il futuro.
Non è proprio eccezionale, ma sicuramente il più interessante e meglio scritto tra i tre capitoli della serie.
Una pagina fresca e solare su uno dei più difficili capitoli della vita umana: la fine dell'adolescenza e del liceo, il tuffo nel futuro fatto di sogni e incertezze.
Un buon capitolo conclusivo: tutti i nodi vengono al pettine. Ognuno dei tre ragazzi combatte contro i suoi demoni, affronta se stesso, così da essere pronto per il futuro.
Non è proprio eccezionale, ma sicuramente il più interessante e meglio scritto tra i tre capitoli della serie.
IF this was book three of a series, I would have been much happier. As the final book of a trilogy, I was less enthused. However, it is tough to be hard of Alex Sanchez because there are not enough of these stories out there for gay youth. As many of the other reviews on this page, point out, there are many young gay men out there that have been touched by or identified with this series.
I like the overall story. I particularly liked the how the relationship between Kyle and Jason evolved over t...more
I like the overall story. I particularly liked the how the relationship between Kyle and Jason evolved over t...more
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I am so sick of all these road trip books. Crash Into Me, Going Bovine, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns... even BSC! The only one it worked in was Paper Towns, and that's because Paper Towns had it as a short, poignant section of the book.
Anyway, I did not like this one as much as the other two in the series. They felt so real, so consistently true, and this one seemed like too much. And there were character inconsistencies. I know that was the point, but even so. Not as good as the fir...more
Anyway, I did not like this one as much as the other two in the series. They felt so real, so consistently true, and this one seemed like too much. And there were character inconsistencies. I know that was the point, but even so. Not as good as the fir...more
Sanchez completed his checklist of 'queer issues' to address, and set the boys up for their adult futures. Fortunately he did in an engaging and graceful manner, with intense drama and insight. Someday we'll judge books like this for the same reasons we judge any fiction: plot, characters, pace, writing skill, etc. I believe this trilogy will hold up. I'm glad I read it, and recommend it to other youth, gay or straight, and their families, teachers, coaches, and community leaders.
This book was about 3 guys who went on a road trip to california because of one of them had to give a speech at a school. I didn't enjoy the book that much, it was a good read, just not one of the best. My favorite part would be when Nelson met the little kid, that part where they defended the kid was cute. But the reason I didn't like it that much was because I never read the first two books of the whole "Rainbow" thing. So if you read this book, you should read the other two first.
3+ stars. While I liked this story and saw where the characters were developing, I found the YA voices a little too immature this time around. The road trip and stuck-in-a-car situation just served to amplify those voices with what felt like a captive audience approach. The growth of the characters was satisfying to watch, and the ending was fulfilling. With that said, even after reading the first two books, the voices were just a little too "young" this time for my tastes.
The Rainbow Trilogy is simply an accurate account of being a Gay teen in the Noughties. Three young, Gay males deal with the common issues of coming out and surviving: Nelson, flamboyant and out since grade school; Kyle his best friend, shy, smart and out only to Nelson as the series begins; and Jason a closeted, hot jock whose forced to become a "role model" as he becomes Kyle's boyfriend. The three friends are real, flawed and help each other deal with their particular issues.
Reading these as...more
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This book felt rather forced, especially in regard to the people that the boys meet on the road. For example, they have to meet individuals who make them think about their pasts and futures and how they have changed from the last book. It could have worked but it felt like Sanchez was just ticking off items on a road trip to-do list. Likewise, Nelson's ending also felt rushed and too good to be true, but I suppose that was the point of it...
WOW I LOVE THIS BOOK! I think after reading this series i've fallen in love with Alex Sanchez as a writer. I love how the friendship between Jason and Nelson grow as well as the reletionship between Jason and Kyle grows as well. I like how Jason finally accepts his sexuality and i loved the speech he gave at tahe opening of the new high school in California. I like Nelsons strive to find love and after all the patience he finds it.
Nelson becomes pretty annoying in this book, the argument he continues to have with his mom doesn't amuse me.
But I like how Jason and Kyle go through their issues during the trip, their road trip kind of seems to serve as a 'reality wake up call' and I like it. The speech Jason gives to the teens in the high school for homosexual teens is an amazing part of the story.
But I like how Jason and Kyle go through their issues during the trip, their road trip kind of seems to serve as a 'reality wake up call' and I like it. The speech Jason gives to the teens in the high school for homosexual teens is an amazing part of the story.
The summer after high school, Nelson, Kyle, and Jason take a road trip across the US so Jason can give a speech at a high school for queer kids. The three get on each other's nerves being together 24/7, but the trip eventually brings them even closer.[return][return]Like the first two books, the writing is really nothing to write home about, but it's enjoyable.
Definitely the most mature and wide reading of the Rainbow books, I found it odd how it was the least steamy. It's a good thing. There is one issue that none of the books truly addressed that I had hoped would come up but didn't and that's the promiscuity that Nelson seems to endorse though hardly acts on. Although it may endear him to some readers, I fear it promotes the idea of casual sex.
The characters start true to their form at the beginning of the book but it's gratifying to see how they i...more
The characters start true to their form at the beginning of the book but it's gratifying to see how they i...more
I really enjoyed this trilogy. The three boys, Nelson, Kyle and Jason are sweet and by the end of the trilogy I become very fond of them. Too bad there couldn't be a fourth book where they have a reunion comparing notes on how they made a difference in the lives they touched. Certainly this series will have a very positive and empowering effect on anyone, especially young readers, as Alex Sanchez conveys very accurately the hearts of typical gay boys in our less than accepting, though getting be...more
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This book had made me feel so bad about how people treated gay people. After Jason had told about his teammates that he was gay and revealed to the world that hes gay. He lost his scholarship to college. What's more is that Kyle and Jason's relationship is going stronger than ever. Nelson had find someone else. But hes not sure if hes in love with him or is it just because he wanted to have sex.
I would recomanded this book to anyone because this book isnt exactly just about romance its about so...more
I would recomanded this book to anyone because this book isnt exactly just about romance its about so...more
More fun than the other 2 books in the series because there are more interesting,unpredictable characters such as drag queens and radical "faeries". Sanchez really lacks descriptive powers or an ear for dialogue. Still,it was fun, easy, escapism.
Well, I enjoyed the ending to the trilogy, but it certainly didn't blow me away. It was a super easy read, and things were very neatly tied up in the end. I kinda left with a feeling of...
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Alex Sanchez is the author of the Rainbow Boys trilogy of teen novels, along with The God Box, Getting It, and the Lambda Award-winning middle-grade novel So Hard to Say. His novel, Bait, won the 2009 Florida Book Award Gold Medal for YA fiction. Alex received his master’s degree in guidance and counseling from Old Dominion University and for many years worked as a youth and family counselor. His...more
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