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School Library Journal
Starred Review on June 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 8 Up—Jesse and Emily make an unlikely couple. Emily is vice president of the student council, filled with school spirit, and has been dating her boyfriend since the eighth grade. Jesse is the daughter of liberal, political activists and has been out of the closet since she was 14. In spite of their wildly different social circles, the two girls find themselves embroiled in a passionate affair that takes place every Tuesday in the bathroom in the public library. Jesse feels ashamed, like a "bad queer," because of her willingness to keep their love secret, but E...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2012
Sophomore Jesse has been out as a lesbian to her family and friends since she was fourteen, but she is so head-over-heels in love with closeted bisexual Emily that she agrees to keep their relationship a secret. The two girls have little in common. Jesse fancies herself as a nonconformist who anonymously posts manifestos around the school calling all "weirdos, freaks, queer kids, revolutionaries" to unite in opposition to normalcy. Emily is vice president of the student council, dates a star football player, and cares a lot about appearances. But ther...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Out lesbian Jesse is so head-over-heels in love with closeted bisexual Emily, student council vice president, that she agrees to keep...Log In or Sign Up to Read More