RAINBOW BOYS
Alex Sanchez, . . Simon Pulse, $7.99 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85770-6
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Reviewed on: 05/26/2003
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 233 pages - 978-0-689-84100-2
Open Ebook - 272 pages - 978-1-4391-1534-3
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- RAINBOW BOYSAlex SanchezSanchez's debut novel chronicles the senior year of three gay teens struggling with issues ranging from coming out to first love to an HIV scare. The story lines communicate a hint of an Continue reading »
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- Rainbow HighAlex SanchezOf this sequel to Rainbow Boys , PW wrote, "The author expertly mixes coming-out issues with the universal complications Continue reading »
- Getting ItAlex SanchezSanchez (Rainbow Boys ) begins with an intriguing premise: inspired by the TV show Queer Eye , 15-year-old Carlos Amoroso asks Continue reading »
- BaitAlex SanchezThe author presents an authentic and tender story about a boy trying to cope after years of sexual abuse. Diego's stepfather molested and raped Diego for years—something Diego alone Continue reading »
- The God BoxAlex SanchezSanchez's (Getting It) latest exploration of the lives of gay teenagers centers on high school senior Paul, a devout Christian teen who lives in Texas with his widowed father, takes his longtime Continue reading »
- Boyfriends with GirlfriendsAlex SanchezWhen Lance starts dating bisexual Sergio, he is not quite sure he believes someone can be "turned on by both guys and chicks" as Sergio claims to be. Meanwhile, Lance's best friend, Allie, starts to Continue reading »
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