Getting It

by Alex Sanchez

He clicked on Queer Eye, a show where five gay dudes gave some grungy straight guy a makeover -- plucking his nose hairs, redecorating his apartment, and teaching him to bake a quiche -- so he could confidently propose marriage to his girlfriend and she'd tell him "yes." Which, of course, she did. On TV the guy always gets the girl.

As Carlos watched, he recalled Sal, the supposedly gay guy at school. It was then that the idea first popped into his brain: If Sal truly were queer...could he possibly help Carlos?...Not to propose to Roxy, of course -- at least not yet -- but to get her to maybe like him?

Genres: Young Adult, LGBT, Fiction, Gay, Contemporary, Queer, Teen

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 26, 2006

About the author

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 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 newest book is a graphic novel from DC Comics, You Brought Me the Ocean. Find out more about Alex at www.AlexSanchez.com

Reviews

[Rainb0warri0r]

Dopo la trilogia gay Sanchez si cimenta con qualcosa di leggermente diverso. Le tematiche affrontate, l'impianto educativo, la narrazione, sono esattamente gli stessi dei suoi precedenti lavori.
L'unica differenza è che anziché concentrarsi su una terna di ragazzi gay, sceglie un personaggio etero alle prese con problemi da ragazzo etero, impacciato e innamorato. Uno sguardo sincero e semplice sull'omofobia, sulla paura del diverso e sull'importanza di accettare se stessi.
Carino, come gli altri suoi libri, ma niente di più.