NONFICTION

This Book Is Gay

by Juno DAWSON
illus. by Spike Gerrell. 272p. glossary. websites. Sourcebooks Fire. Jun. 2015. Tr $15.99. ISBN 9781492617822; pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781492617839.
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Gr 10 Up—This witty, no-holds-barred look at the LGBTQ experience provides information that parents or school friends often can't or won't give. The book covers dating, religious perceptions of LGBTQ people, bullying, coming out, and more. Employing occasionally snarky, informal language, Dawson provides very direct, frank guidance (among the subheadings are "Doing the Sex" and "Why Are Gay Men So Slutty?"), including sexual advice (complete with labeled anatomical cartoons). However, these are all topics about which teens are curious. Though the book has an intended audience, a variety of readers will appreciate it.
VERDICT An insightful option for those with questions about what it's like to be LGBTQ.
Reviewed by April Sanders, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL , Jun 01, 2015

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