Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Genre: Romance

Honors: ALA Best Book for Young Adults

Review: Is it a fantasy to have a high school where people are not ostracized for being homosexual?  Where the star quarterback is also a drag queen and people love her?  All this and more is possible in Boy Meets Boy where Paul, a popular high school boy, meets the boy of his dreams and then, of course, manages to mess it all up.  In this romantic book for teens it is made clear that no matter what your orientation or age, love is complicated, very complicated. 

Opinion: I couldn't help but love the main character, Paul.  He has such a positive attitude and sincerely tries to be kind and caring to everyone in his school.  His dialogue throughout the novel is fun and fresh and makes this a great novel. I especially like the fact that the author created a world, while unrealistic, where people are free to be themselves and they are accepted.  Underneath it all, people are people, and all feel the same need for acceptance and love.

Ideas:  This is a must have in the library.  I cannot think of another YA book that discusses homosexuality so freely and without it being an issue or a problem.