Posts Tagged ‘Dutton Juvenile’


Freak Show by James St. James

September 21st, 2010 by Kassa / 625 views

Title: Freak Show  
Author: James St. James
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Length: Novel 305 pgs
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Blurb:

Meet Billy Bloom, drag queen extraordinaire and new student at the ultra-white, ultra-rich, ultra-conservative Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy. Actually, “drag queen” does not begin to describe Billy and his fabulousness. Any way you slice it, Billy is not a typical seventeen-year-old, and the Bible Belles, Aberzombies, and Football Heroes at the academy have never seen anyone quite like him before. But thanks to the help and support of one good friend, Billy’s able to take a stand for outcasts and underdogs everywhere in his own outrageous, over-the-top, sad, funny, brilliant, and unique way.

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Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg

May 25th, 2010 by Kassa / 517 views

Title: Out of the Pocket
Author: Bill Konigsberg
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Length: Novel / 275 pages
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Blurb:

Star quarterback Bobby Framingham, one of the most talented high school football players in California, knows he’s different from his teammates. They’re like brothers, but they don’t know one essential thing: Bobby is gay. Can he still be one of the guys and be honest about who he is? When he’s outed against his will by a student reporter, Bobby must find a way to earn back his teammates’ trust and accept that his path to success might be more public, and more difficult, than he’d hoped. An affecting novel about identity that also delivers great sportswriting.

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