Friday, August 19, 2016

Boy Meets Boy

Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. 185 pages, $. ISBN: 0375824006 (trade) ISBN: 0375924000 (lib. bdg.)

For Paul being gay has always been natural and he has always known.  Being gay has not always been easy for Noah, the new student and Paul’s new love interest.  Things are going great between Noah and Paul, until Paul’s ex-boyfriend Kyle comes back into the picture.  Kyle claims he is still in love with Paul and was just confused when he dumped Paul before.  Paul does not want Kyle back, but he wants to help him.  Noah is still getting over a serious relationship and is unsure whether he can trust Paul.

Paul is lucky to have parents who accept him for who he is and friends like Joni and Tony who would do almost anything for him.  Tony is not as lucky as Paul on the family front, his parent believe his being gay is wrong and that he is going to hell.  Tony constantly has to hide who he is from his parents.  Now Tony’s parents will not allow Tony to see or speak to Paul.  To top it off Joni has a new boyfriend, the jock Chet, and is ignoring all her friends for him.  Boy Meets Boy is a story about love and friendship and making it through high school.