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Cargando... You Belong With Me (edición 2013)por Jeff Erno
Información de la obraYou Belong With Me por Jeff Erno
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Romance.
Young Adult Fiction.
HTML: High school junior Wesley Harris is a stereotypical shy, soft-spoken nerd. He is obsessed with crafts and art and doesn't even need to come out of the closet to become the target of antigay bullying. Though he has the support of close friends and liberal-minded mother, he finds it hard to believe in himself. Brad Johnson, Wesley's new neighbor, is Wesley's age??and his complete opposite. A popular jock and hero of the school's baseball team, Brad has an outgoing personality and a reputation as a ladies' man. When he and Wesley are alone, away from their classmates' scrutiny, they become friends despite their differences. But when Wesley confesses to wanting more than friendship, Brad walks away, unwilling to risk their romance being exposed. Though devastated, Wesley resigns himself to accept that they were never meant to be. The next time he runs afoul of bullies, school counseling empowers him to report them. Encouraged by his new confidence, he decides to attend the school dance and face Brad.... No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This is sweet and charming, just the sort of fluffiness I wanted to read at the time. However, it's not all sugary. There was homophobia, bullying and for both Wesley and Brad, a growing understanding of who they were and acceptance of themselves.
Normally I don’t like first person, nor do I read many YA stories, but I enjoyed this one. Probably because I liked how the author wrote Wesley’s voice. Wesley is an interesting character, he’s sure of himself in knowing he’s gay and has supportive parents. But at the same time he knows his shortcomings and he believes those shortcomings will lead him to never being able to get someone as handsome and manly as Brad to like him. Brad on the other hand claims he is bi and hides this from friends and family. The only one who knows is Wesley, who Brad finds is easy to confide in. Despite Brad’s popularity, he seems more scared than Wesley.
The two teenagers begin to hang out, often writing notes to each other from their facing bedroom windows. This is similar to the Taylor Swift video of her song, “You Belong with Me.” But then I watched a gay version of the video which is here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wddIEGhzNs0 and I realized that the author likely used both videos as a prompt for his story, since in the gay version of the song, the baseball team the Blue Jackets, was the same as in the book. I enjoyed the videos so it was good to see how the author interpreted them into a story.
You Belong with Me was a quick, easy, enjoyable read and I give it a solid 4 Stars.
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