“My point is, this right here will be ours. This will be our gray area.”
Since this book was published, I've had the privilege of visiting many schools in many different places as something like the unlikely ambassador of Rob Peace. It is very powerful to talk about friendship and identity with young people, and to witness young people, through Rob's story, share some of their own stories. In these moments, I feel like Rob would be very glad to know that he was still helping people.
One of the most moving subjects to discuss is this idea of this gray area. Kids of all backgrounds can struggle with this story and the fact that there are no clean lines, that point A doesn't always lead to B and then C, that life zigs and zags. It's messy being a person. They bring an awful lot of experiential wisdom to these conversation and have taught me many nuances of perspective. These school visits also really informed my next book, Show Them You're Good: Four Boys and the Quest for College.
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