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From: J Cothron <jcothron>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 21:42:44 -0700
Celeste-- There is a sequel to James Howe's book, The misfits. Here is the citation and annotation from the 2008 Rainbow List
(http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=208368940&blogID=354683070)
Howe, James. /Totally Joe/. 2005. 189p. Atheneum/Ginee Seo Books,
$15.95. (978068983573/068983597X). Gr. 6-8. In 13-year-old Joe's alphabiography assignment?the story of his life from A to Z?he bares his soul about his parents, teachers, friends, and enemies--and his coming out.
Steward, Celeste wrote:
>Ah, thanks for clarifying...here's another then: The Misfits by James
>Howe. If memory serves, I think at least one of the main characters had
>gender issues.
>
>In L.A. Meyer's book, Jacky was hetero but she was pursued by an older
>man, whose sexual orientation was hazy. He tried to rape her (but
>discovered she was a girl and not a young boy). After reading it, I
>moved it to the teen section.
>
>Celeste Steward, Librarian IV,
>Collection Development
>Alameda County Library
>2450 Stevenson Blvd.
>Fremont, CA 94538
>
>
>
>
Received on Thu 22 May 2008 11:42:44 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 21:42:44 -0700
Celeste-- There is a sequel to James Howe's book, The misfits. Here is the citation and annotation from the 2008 Rainbow List
(http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=208368940&blogID=354683070)
Howe, James. /Totally Joe/. 2005. 189p. Atheneum/Ginee Seo Books,
$15.95. (978068983573/068983597X). Gr. 6-8. In 13-year-old Joe's alphabiography assignment?the story of his life from A to Z?he bares his soul about his parents, teachers, friends, and enemies--and his coming out.
Steward, Celeste wrote:
>Ah, thanks for clarifying...here's another then: The Misfits by James
>Howe. If memory serves, I think at least one of the main characters had
>gender issues.
>
>In L.A. Meyer's book, Jacky was hetero but she was pursued by an older
>man, whose sexual orientation was hazy. He tried to rape her (but
>discovered she was a girl and not a young boy). After reading it, I
>moved it to the teen section.
>
>Celeste Steward, Librarian IV,
>Collection Development
>Alameda County Library
>2450 Stevenson Blvd.
>Fremont, CA 94538
>
>
>
>
Received on Thu 22 May 2008 11:42:44 PM CDT
