Rainbow Boys, Alex Sanchez
Rainbow Boys, Alex Sanchez
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Rainbow Boys

Author: Alex Sanchez

Narrator: Alston Brown

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2012

Synopsis

Jason Carrillo is a jock with a steady girlfriend, but he can't stop dreaming about sex—with other guys. Kyle Meeks doesn't look gay, but he is. And he hopes he never has to tell anyone—especially his parents. Nelson Glassman is "out" to the entire world, but he can't tell the boy he loves that he wants to be more than just friends.Three teenage boys, coming of age and out of the closet.In a revealing debut novel that percolates with passion and wit, Alex Sanchez follows these very different high school seniors as their struggles with sexuality and intolerance draw them into a triangle of love, betrayal, and, ultimately, friendship.

About Alex Sanchez

Alex Sanchez spent almost fifteen years working with youth. He is the author of the teen novels Boyfriends with Girlfriends, Bait, The God Box, Getting It, Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, and Rainbow Road, as well as the Lambda Award–winning middle-grade novel So Hard to Say. Lambda Literary Foundation honored Alex with an Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists’ Prize. He lives in Thailand and Hollywood, Florida.

About Alston Brown

Alston Brown is an actor and writer, currently enrolled as an MFA candidate in the Brown University / Trinity Repertory Company’s acting program. He has worked extensively in theater in New York and regionally, including workshops of the Broadway play Next Fall and at the Sundance Institute, and appeared in the film Observe and Report. Alston lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gabriel on May 08, 2023

No me gustó nada y no pienso seguir con el resto. Hay muchas escenas donde decía ¿En serio? no puede ser posible. Hay clichés como en toda novela, ya es casi imposible innovar pero es que me parecen tan mal desarrollados; su exposición es mediocre y tampoco les veo mucha concordancia con la personali......more

Goodreads review by Camila on June 10, 2021

QUE FUE ESE FINAL😦😦😦😦......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on July 21, 2013

Rainbow Boys, a story about three gay teens, was published in 2001. In 2001, not a single state legally recognized gay marriage, and Don't Ask Don't Tell was still accounted as perfectly acceptable. Queer as Folk, my favorite television series about a group of gay friends in Pittsburgh, was just in......more

Goodreads review by Steven on April 14, 2007

This is a great book, a wonderful resource for teens who are gay, questioning or are simply interested in the perspectives of gay teens and how they can be supportive of their gay peers. I was recently warned that I may be in danger of hell-fire for promoting books such as these because students may......more

Quotes

“Groundbreaking.” Time Out New York

“A forthright portrayal of growing up gay.” USA Today

“Realistic and remarkably honest.” Lambda Book Report

“When a work of fiction embodies such accuracy and emotional complexity, there is but one word to describe it: true.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

“First-novelist Sanchez writes with passion and understanding as well as some welcome humor, but it’s issues, not characters, that drive this novel…[with] sympathetic characters who rise above the stereotypical and—most important—its focus on love as the heart of homosexuality. Ultimately, the author demonstrates, coming out is really coming in—entering a circle of support and self-acceptance that may lead to a more universal community of acceptance and tolerance.” Booklist

“This gutsy, in-your-face debut novel speaks the language of real life for gay teens, that of the ecstasy, heartache, and humor of first love (and sex), that of daily harassment and fear, that of having what it takes to stand up and be proud of who you are. There will no doubt be challenges to Rainbow Boys, much like the challenges of Judy Blume’s Forever when it was published in the 1970s. But please, have the courage to make it available to those who need it—it can open eyes and change lives.” School Library Journal

“The characters’ complicated feelings are well drawn, and readers will find themselves interested in each of the protagonists’ lives. Sanchez creates modern situations that speak to contemporary teens…Some of the language and sexual situations may be too mature for some readers, but overall there’s enough conflict, humor, and tenderness to make this story believable—and touching.” Publishers Weekly

“Thought-provoking and informative for all young adults.” Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • Lambda Literary Award
  • ALA Best Book for Young Adults
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