Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
2004
Weight: 6.4 oz
Method of Disposal: Leaving at Joe's in EAV
I love young adult fiction, as you may know by now if you have read some of my other posts. There is something that gets me even more wound up within the genre than your average story. I get SO EXCITED to see new LGBTQI young adult fiction! When I worked at the bookstore, I use to LOVE going through and scanning the young adult section to see what should be sent back to the publisher and what should stay. I would be in a bad mood all week if someone got to it before me. I liked being in control because I would, shamelessly, leave the gay/lesbian titles on the shelves longer than they were suppose to be and I could see all the new ones that came out. I was allowed to "check out" the newer titles and would buy the cheap paperbacks.
Today has been a particularly emotional and important day to me and to many of my friends. It has also been difficult because we know that, while the Supreme Court is finally dealing with same-sex marriage, we will not hear any decisions for some time, and we have no idea what will be decided. The wait, hearing the anti-gay folks speak out so publically, watching our support groups grow more tight knit---it leaves one with a lot of emotions. Here's to finding strength in each other!
2004
Weight: 6.4 oz
Method of Disposal: Leaving at Joe's in EAV
I love young adult fiction, as you may know by now if you have read some of my other posts. There is something that gets me even more wound up within the genre than your average story. I get SO EXCITED to see new LGBTQI young adult fiction! When I worked at the bookstore, I use to LOVE going through and scanning the young adult section to see what should be sent back to the publisher and what should stay. I would be in a bad mood all week if someone got to it before me. I liked being in control because I would, shamelessly, leave the gay/lesbian titles on the shelves longer than they were suppose to be and I could see all the new ones that came out. I was allowed to "check out" the newer titles and would buy the cheap paperbacks.
Today has been a particularly emotional and important day to me and to many of my friends. It has also been difficult because we know that, while the Supreme Court is finally dealing with same-sex marriage, we will not hear any decisions for some time, and we have no idea what will be decided. The wait, hearing the anti-gay folks speak out so publically, watching our support groups grow more tight knit---it leaves one with a lot of emotions. Here's to finding strength in each other!
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