Friday, June 26, 2015

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Now, the beginning of this story is a little bit fairy-tale cliché.
(P.S. This is realistic fiction)
Ya know, Person A is just minding their own buisness, Person B sees them, comes over, Person A turns, sees Person B, thinks "Oh my goodness, they are beautiful/amazing/lovely/WOW!!!"
Lah-dee-dah, they fall in love, trouble, resolved.
Or, as those in the romance buisness like to call it, "The promise of love, the pain of loss, the joy of redemption."
And that is this story in a nutshell.
The catch?
This is no "Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl."
Because this is a story about Noah. Who is gay.
And, in my opinion, this just adds another element to the story.

And, yeah, the rest of this story basically follows the romance plotline.
But it is more than that.

This is a tale of friendship, of finding yourself, of luck, of belief, of hope, of trust, of balance, of truth, of knowledge, of forgiveness, of toleration, and, most of all, of love.

This is a story to read to help you understand the LGBTQ+ community, and it is something that everyone should read.

Go forth, my friends, and love everyone for who they are!
- Olivia
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