false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272806m/94064.jpg 94064 3 <b>Jason Carrillo</b> is a jock with a steady girlfriend, but he can't stop dreaming about sex...with other guys.<P><b>Kyle Meeks</b> doesn't <I>look</I> gay, but he is. And he hopes he never has to tell anyone -- especially his parents.<P><b>Nelson Glassman</b> is "out" to the entire world, but he can't tell the boy he loves that he wants to be more than just friends.<P>Three teenage boys, coming of age and out of the closet. In a revealing debut novel that percolates with passion and wit, Alex Sanchez follows these very different high-school seniors as their struggles with sexuality and intolerance draw them into a triangle of love, betrayal, and ultimately, friendship.<P> 90674 2001 Rainbow Boys total:672|5:226|4:202|3:179|2:54|1:11| 672 2594 907 108 1 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 24 10:15:52 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 24 06:39:58 -0800 2008 Rainbow Boys would have been groundbreaking in its positive portrayal of gay teenagers, but by 2003 the characters and scenarios are -- at least within queer pop culture -- common at best. A progressive illustrati...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 20:02:17 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 20:03:14 -0700 2007
Rainbow Boys is a coming of age story told from the alternating perspectives of three teenag...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 12 10:47:29 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 14 12:08:34 -0700 2007
I was recently warned that I may be in danger of hell-fire for promoting books such as these because s...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 23:16:30 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 17:31:39 -0700 2007 Kyle, a nice boy, whose a swimmer. He hangs out with Nelson a gay boy who's obviously gay. Also, Kyle is in love with Jason, a basketball player. Through the course of the book Kyle comes out to his pare...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Jul 19 05:42:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 05:42:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:09:15 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:13:20 -0700 2009
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“Jason glanced around the theatre. His pulse quickened. The longer his hand stayed there, the more significant the fact became, the more difficult it would be to explain away. He should remove his hand now. Do it. Now. But Kyle’s hand beneath his own ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 14:26:43 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 20:32:51 -0700 2009
Most reviews want to know “What ha...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 18:16:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:03:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 09:14:58 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 09:23:16 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:01:58 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 19:25:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Sep 14 12:48:59 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 12:51:58 -0700 2007 He writes excelent books especially geared to teens that are coming out and need positive role models. The rainbow series is a...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Nov 27 01:24:01 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 01:34:47 -0800 2009
How did I come to read it? Well, I was at the library and the shelver and I got talking, found that we had a similar tast...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 04:57:03 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 05:04:10 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sun Sep 23 19:25:06 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 18:32:52 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jun 11 19:32:27 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 19:36:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 11:38:58 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 17:51:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 06:01:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 10:58:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 15:25:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 15:35:07 -0800 2009
My friend let me borrow this book. It had been passed around through like5 people! I got it on friday afternoon. Read some (about 50 pages) in class and when I got home i sat down to rea...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=94064