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| Original Title: | Freakboy |
| ISBN: | 0374324727 (ISBN13: 9780374324728) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/freakboy/KristinClark |
Kristin Elizabeth Clark
Hardcover | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.95 | 3351 Users | 376 Reviews
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| Title | : | Freakboy |
| Author | : | Kristin Elizabeth Clark |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | October 22nd 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (first published October 20th 2013) |
| Categories | : | LGBT. Young Adult. Poetry. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction |
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From the outside, Brendan Chase seems to have it pretty easy. He’s a star wrestler, a video game aficionado, and a loving boyfriend to his seemingly perfect match, Vanessa. But on the inside, Brendan struggles to understand why his body feels so wrong—why he sometimes fantasizes having long hair, soft skin, and gentle curves. Is there even a name for guys like him? Guys who sometimes want to be girls? Or is Brendan just a freak?In Freakboy's razor-sharp verse, Kristin Clark folds three narratives into one powerful story: Brendan trying to understand his sexual identity, Vanessa fighting to keep her and Brendan’s relationship alive, and Angel struggling to confront her demons.
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Ratings: 3.95 From 3351 Users | 376 ReviewsDiscuss Appertaining To Books Freakboy
4.5 starsI really liked this. This was my first book told in verse. I was wary of that reading style but I thought it worked great for telling the story. I felt more of their thoughts, actions, etc. told that way. Also it made reading it go by very quickly. I liked that it told between Brendan, Angel, and Vanessa even though Vanessa is the one I liked the least and sometimes didnt see a point of her having one. I guess to see how closed minded people can be. _(ツ)_/ Which I didnt see why becauseAs my first verse novel, Freakboy really surprised me. Not being a fan of poetry I was expecting verse novels to give me the worst kind of reading experience, but it was actually really moving and easier to get into the flow of it than I would have thought. The subject matter was also original and gave me a new insight in the subject of LGBT. I've read plenty of books about gay teens with confused sexualities and such, but this was my first time into the mind of a confused transsexual.Freakboy
Heartbreaking, hopeful, and beautifully written in verse. This is a wonderful book coming in fall 2013.
I love reading acknowledgments. They offer a rare glimpse into the view of the author. The author of FreakBoy shared a very special acknowledgment to fellow author, Ellen Hopkins- ..."who, when I went to her, wringing my hands and whining to her that she needed to write something for gender-variant kids, listened patiently, then said, 'No, this is a story you need to write yourself.' " I'm so glad you did. My hat's off to you, Kristin Elizabeth Clark, because this is a PHENOMENAL story!This
This free-verse poem novel contrasts the journeys of two transgender anatomical males - Brendan, the white, prep-school atheist child of divorce, and Angel, the black, Christ-loving, formerly trick-turning street kid. Of the two, who would you expect to be relatively content in her situation, and who would be suicidal? Ironically, or perhaps not so ironically, it is Brendan who is tortured, seeking escape from the pressure to conform by mothering his tiny sister, withholding purchased gift
This really hit the feels
Kristin Elizabeth Clark certainly has ambition. Her debut novel, FREAKBOY, tackles the gender spectrum - in verse. I love novels in verse and I love novels that address LGBTQ issues. I had very high hopes for FREAKBOY, which can be a bad thing for a book. But I think Clark met her ambitions.Brendan Chase is a fairly normal guy. He's on the wrestling team (and isn't that good) and has a girlfriend (who is a better wrestler than him). He loves Vanessa, knows that he likes girls in that way. At the
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