Totally Joe
by James Howe
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Author: James HoweEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-24
ISBN: 0689839588
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Summary: 4 Stars
This is a totally fantastic book about a youth coming to terms with himself. When Joe Bunch, a 13 year old middle school student, is asked to write an alphabiography for his class, he comes clean about his life and introduces the reader to an inside look of adolescent homosexuality. The thing that made me enjoy the book was that it seemed very authentic in its writing. The author did a near-flawless job of fabricating the world from Joe's perspective, as well as crafting a charismatic, likable character. It definitely seems like any young adult learning about their sexuality would enjoy this novel as it seems very honest and is written in a way that is neither glamorous or gritty, simply honest.
My only complaint, and the only reason it didn't get 5 stars, is because it seemed a little hard to get into. immediately after opening the book the reader is greeted with an interesting style of writing (the alphabiography setup), but the beginning itself is not as strong as the rest of the book is. Give it a few pages, and I promise this book will please.
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