Different for boys /
Ness, Patrick, 1971-
Different for boys / Patrick Ness ; illustrated by Tea Bendix. - First U.S. edition. - 97 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
"First published in Losing It, edited by Keith Gray (London: Andersen Press, 2010) ..." -- verso.
Anthony "Ant" Stevenson isn't sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren't always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of all kinds feel complicated, even with Ant's oldest friends. There's Charlie, who's both virulently homophobic and in a secret physical relationship with Ant. Then there's drama kid Jack, who may be gay and has become the target of Charlie's rage. And, of course, there's big, beautiful Freddie, who wants Ant to ditch soccer, Charlie's sport, and try out for the rugby team instead. Ant's story of loneliness and intimacy, of unexpected support and heart-ripping betrayal, is told forthrightly with tongue-in-cheek black-bar redactions over the language that teenagers would actually use if, you know, they weren't in a story. Award-winning author Patrick Ness explores teen sexuality, friendship, and romance with a deft hand in this structurally daring, illustrated short novel.
9781529509496 1529509491 9781536228892 1536228893
2022915226
GBC302180 bnb
020859962 Uk
First sexual experiences--Fiction.
Love--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
High school students--Fiction.
Internalized homophobia--Fiction.
Gay teenagers--Fiction.
Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Gay fiction.
School fiction.
LGBTQ+.
Different for boys / Patrick Ness ; illustrated by Tea Bendix. - First U.S. edition. - 97 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
"First published in Losing It, edited by Keith Gray (London: Andersen Press, 2010) ..." -- verso.
Anthony "Ant" Stevenson isn't sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren't always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of all kinds feel complicated, even with Ant's oldest friends. There's Charlie, who's both virulently homophobic and in a secret physical relationship with Ant. Then there's drama kid Jack, who may be gay and has become the target of Charlie's rage. And, of course, there's big, beautiful Freddie, who wants Ant to ditch soccer, Charlie's sport, and try out for the rugby team instead. Ant's story of loneliness and intimacy, of unexpected support and heart-ripping betrayal, is told forthrightly with tongue-in-cheek black-bar redactions over the language that teenagers would actually use if, you know, they weren't in a story. Award-winning author Patrick Ness explores teen sexuality, friendship, and romance with a deft hand in this structurally daring, illustrated short novel.
9781529509496 1529509491 9781536228892 1536228893
2022915226
GBC302180 bnb
020859962 Uk
First sexual experiences--Fiction.
Love--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
High school students--Fiction.
Internalized homophobia--Fiction.
Gay teenagers--Fiction.
Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Gay fiction.
School fiction.
LGBTQ+.