From: Lbhcove at aol.com <Lbhcove>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 13:01:12 EDT

Of course many of the extensive resources appended are outdated yet some of the stories ring as true then as they do now.
  Besides, for a penny (plus shipping) what do you have to lose? The book is l60 pages!
  In addition, quotes are scattered throughout the book which could lead to rousing discussions.
  One of my favorites from comedienne Rosanne Barr:
 
"I talked to my real-life kids, and I said "If you tell me you're gay, I plan to be really, really bored. If you tell me you're going to be a Republican, I shall be shocked!"
  Wouldn't this elicit a discussion during this time of year?
  LBH
  AMERICA AT WAR (McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)
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  In a message dated 5/21/2008 12:51:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, horning at education.wisc.edu writes:

Lee, do you find that the book had stood the test of time? It seems to me that so much has changed in the past ten years or so that any book on the subject would be a bit dated. The same question could be asked of Ann Heron's groundbreaking book "One Teenager in Ten," originally published in 1983, and published in a a revised edition in 1995 as "Two Teenagers in Twenty."

One of the books previously mentioned, Eric Marcus's "What If Someone I Know Is Gay?" was first published in 2000, and a revised edition came out last year. I was glad that enough had changed in recent years to warrant a new edition. I realize that this is quite different from a collection of personal coming out stories, but obviously teens today are coming out into a vastly different world than they did a decade ago. That's one of the thigns I appreciated about Nancy Garden's afore-mentioned "Hear Us Out" -- it offered two short stories from each decade since 1950 to show how societal changes had an impact on the lives of gay teens.

KT

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Lbhcove at aol.com wrote:
> In response to Jeffrey Canton's request:
>
> An excellent book, BEING DIFFERENT: LAMBDA YOUTHS SPEAK OUT by Larry Dane
> Brimner (Franklin Watts, 1995) is a book about gay and lesbian teens
> relating personal experiences regarding the discovery and acceptance of
their
> sexual orientation.
>
> Sadly, the book is oop. BUT -- if you go to _www.amazon.com_
> (http://www.amazon.com) you can find
> a limited number of copies available for one-cent (!) plus $3.99 shipping
(!)
>
> This tome is worth every penny - no pun intended.
>
> Lee Bennett Hopkins
>
> AMERICA AT WAR (McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)
> _www.simonsays.com_ (http://www.simonsays.com/)
>
>
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