I’m a boy of 13 and I thk I’m gay but I haven’t told anyone. What books n I read? | Children's books | The Guardian

Contents:

• AM I GAY? (QUIZ FOR TEENAGE BOYS)
• I’M A BOY OF 13 AND I THK I’M GAY BUT I HAVEN’T TOLD ANYONE. WHAT BOOKS N I READ?

AM I GAY? (QUIZ FOR TEENAGE BOYS)

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First off, What mak you wonr if you're gay?

“I’m a 13-year-old boy and I thk I’m gay but I haven’t told anyone. What books n I read to help me get the urage to tell people – and make sure that I’m that fely gay? ” For direct, practil advice, I wrote This Book Is Gay.

I’M A BOY OF 13 AND I THK I’M GAY BUT I HAVEN’T TOLD ANYONE. WHAT BOOKS N I READ?

Siarly, Becky Albertelli’s Simon Vs the Homosapien’s Agenda and Liz Ksler’s Read Me Like A Book look at the mefield of g ’s about transgenr youths, not gay on, but Lisa Williamson’s The Art of Beg Normal is warm and upliftg and looks at the rewards and challeng of livg a more thentic, hont life. Two Weeks Wh The Queen by Morris Glezman was wrten the 80s at a time when there was a lot more homophobia about and AIDS was still a new, uncurable disease – this book is surprisgly funny and heartwarmg, given the subject. S., and ns om the fifti to the neti but do start wh two ne year old s, both gay, who form a lifelong iendship.

If he is gay, havg a uple of role mols like Achill and Patrocl will make a nice (healthy) change om the vast majory of gay trop out there.