The (Half) Year of Openly Straight
I get Google Alerts. Every time somebody mentions me online, I get an alert. It’s way narcissistic. It’s like, “Tell me more about me, Google!”
One of my thousands of New Year’s Resolutions for 2014 is to become the opposite of a narcissist. I’m gonna be like Father Teresa, basically, and feed and clothe the poor (in that order with the cute ones), and when I sit at lunch with friends, we’re going to talk only about them. That’s the kind of non-narcissist that I, in my new Father Teresa role, will be.
But seeing as there are still a few hours left in 2013, let me “Me Me Me” another few moments and compile as many of Openly Straight’s kudos from what has been a fantastic year for me (me me), and it (it it).
Starred Reviews:
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Rave Review from The New York Times
Soon to be released in German!
These are the organizations/blogs/readers who have placed Openly Straight on its/their year-end lists:
Tayshas (Texas Library Association): Top 10 title
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Teens 2014: Nomination
Oregon Young Adult Network: Mock Printz Award Finalist
Rather Be Reading: Top 10 Best Books of 2013 (Rafe Goldberg also wins Most Memorable Character)
The Reading Date: No. 9
Beautiful Chaos: Favorite Book of the Year
Bibliojunkies: Nat’s Favorite of the Year
Me on Books: Underrated Books of the Year
Ami’s Hoard: Top 10 Favorite Reads of the Year
Thanks to every reader, fan, bookseller, reviewer, blogger, librarian, teacher, and friend who has picked up this book, read it, given it to a friend or someone who needs it, hand sold it, recommended it, talked it up… whatever it is you have done, thank you. This has been a truly beautiful year for me, and you have helped make it that way.
Here’s to a happy, healthy, prosperous 2014 for you!
