Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Goodreads Summary:

This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.

When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.

This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world.

My Thoughts:

This is the high school that I wish I had attended. From the drag-queen quarterback to the straight kids not being judgy assholes I would have actually liked high school if this had been my school. As it was, I went to high school in a Utah suburb which was not even close to accepting of diversity.

David Levithan captures a great "I wish it were true" reality. We walk in the shoes of Paul throughout the book. Paul is super secure in his sexuality and identity and it is nice to have a teen have his shit together. We have secondary characters who represent the rest of us, ya know, the hot mess folks. Those of us who aren't sure about our sexuality or who we are and what all of that even means are represented clearly and when it is cliched it doesn't work against the story.

I wish this story were true.

I would recommend this book to fans of David Levithan and the not so normal kids out there. I will say that sometimes the story is a bit over the top, but I like it. I know not everyone digs exaggeration in this style so I definitely don't think it is for everyone.

While writing this review I was listening to Justin Beiber. He is just awful. I really need to stop listening to pop music. If only it wasn't so catchy!