GEOGRAPHY CLUB

Brent Hartinger, . . HarperTempest, $6.99 (226pp) ISBN 978-0-06-001223-6

Gay high school students form a small support group called the Geography Club. According to PW , "Overall, this novel does a fine job of presenting many of the complex realities of gay teen life, and also what it takes to be a 'thoroughly decent' person." Ages 13-up. (Mar.)

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