No Big Deal

by Ellen Jaffe McClain

Janice Green does not understand why everyone in town, including her mother, is getting so excited about the rumors that her favorite teacher, Mr. Padovano, is gay

Genres: Queer, LGBT, Young Adult

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1994

Reviews

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

The rating is from when I was a kid. My fourth grade teacher was throwing out a bunch of books and for some reason I no longer recall I ended up with a whole stack of them, including this one. I loved it! Took me forever to find out the name again. It might have been the first time I was exposed to homosexuality, and I think I was kinda torn and confused at that point. But Janice was very realistic portrayal of a teen girl coping with her insecurities.

[lunarlibrarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sensitive topic book; girl's teacher is gay and faces much discrimination. VERY well written, and definitely is a must-read-again :)

[Jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so good I forgot the author is a friend and colleague of mine!
Just read it.