Rick, Alex Gino
Rick, Alex Gino
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Rick

Author: Alex Gino

Narrator: Alex Gino

Unabridged: 3 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/21/2020


Synopsis

From the award-winning author of Melissa, the story of a boy named Rick who needs to explore his own identity apart from his jerk of a best friend.Rick's never questioned much. He's gone along with his best friend Jeff even when Jeff's acted like a bully and a jerk. He's let his father joke with him about which hot girls he might want to date even though that kind of talk always makes him uncomfortable. And he hasn't given his own identity much thought, because everyone else around him seemed to have figured it out.But now Rick's gotten to middle school, and new doors are opening. One of them leads to the school's Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities congregate, including Melissa, the girl who sits in front of Rick in class and seems to have her life together. Rick wants his own life to be that . . . understood. Even if it means breaking some old friendships and making some new ones.As they did in their groundbreaking novel MELISSA, in RICK, award-winning author Alex Gino explores what it means to search for your own place in the world . . . and all the steps you and the people around you need to take in order to get where you need to be.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josu on June 01, 2021

Otra bonita historia sobre el autodescubrimiento. Alex Gino es une autore que tiene una forma especial de acercar la realidad plural y diversa a las personas más pequeñas. Este libro, al igual que su reconocido George son libros pensados para leer con unos 10-12 años, y el trabajo que hace Alex para......more

Goodreads review by Cece on July 09, 2022

This is a very sweet book! I’m a huge fan of Gino’s book MELISSA and have been highly anticipating this companion novel. I love that this is a book for middle grade kids that calmly and compassionately teaches them about the LGBTQIAP+ community. As an educational tool, this will be so useful to midd......more

Goodreads review by Anniek on January 24, 2022

Finished the audiobook with tears in my eyes. This book is so beautiful and so so necessary. The book follows 11-year-old Rick who starts middle school, and suddenly everyone seems to be getting crushes. Except for him. There's also the issue of his best friend, who's actually really mean. And when......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 25, 2022

Listen, I’m gonna give this book 3 stars cause I’m glad the representation exists in a middle grade book. But the book isn’t good. It’s just not.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on April 09, 2020

I found myself smiling from time to time while reading this one because I'm so happy a book like this was not only written but published as well. 20+ years ago when I was in middle school this wouldn't have been the case. Some progress is being made and in a world where we aren't getting much good n......more


Quotes

Praise for You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!:* "Gino's sophomore effort is every bit as affecting and important as their first novel." -- School Library Journal, starred review* "[You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'s] thoughtful handling of characters and dynamics offers fodder for further discussion about privilege in all its forms." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* "A necessary and rewarding addition to any middle-grade collection." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewPraise for Melissa:Winner of the Children's Stonewall AwardWinner of the Lambda Literary AwardA Children's Choice Book Awards Debut Author* "Profound, moving, and -- as Charlotte would say -- radiant, this book will stay with anyone lucky enough to find it." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* "Warm, funny, and inspiring." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "There is pain... but not without the promise of a better tomorrow." -- School Library Journal, starred review* "An appealing, thoroughly believable character and her best friend Kelly adds humor and zest." -- Booklist, starred review