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| Original Title: | Geography Club |
| ISBN: | 0060012234 (ISBN13: 9780060012236) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Russel Middlebrook #1 |
| Characters: | Russel Middlebrook, Kevin Land |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2005) |
Brent Hartinger
Paperback | Pages: 226 pages Rating: 3.74 | 14271 Users | 779 Reviews
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| Title | : | Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook #1) |
| Author | : | Brent Hartinger |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 226 pages |
| Published | : | February 17th 2004 by HarperCollins (first published March 1st 2003) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. LGBT. Fiction. GLBT. Queer. Contemporary. Gay |
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I knew that any wrong action, however slight, could reveal my true identity... Russel is still going on dates with girls. Kevin would do anything to prevent his teammates on the baseball team from finding out. Min and Terese tell everyone they're really just good friends. But after a while, the truth's too hard to hide - at least from each other - so they form the "Geography Club." Nobody else will come. Why would they want to? Their secret should be safe.Rating Of Books Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook #1)
Ratings: 3.74 From 14271 Users | 779 ReviewsComment On Of Books Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook #1)
WHAT A BOOK!!!I must confess I had that book in my driver for A LONG TIME now, but I was never in the mood for a realistic romance. And a debut author (I have had bad experiences with both. *shudder*). But then as I was cruising the net I saw that they had adapted it into a movie. I of course was quick to rent it BUT... Having learned my lesson with the Twilight Saga, where I first saw the movies that later destroyed the whole Saga for me, I maturally decided to read the book first.I FINISHED ITEven the ugliest place in the world can be wonderful if youre there with good friendsjust like the most fabulous destination on earth is pretty boring when youre all alone.This was an okay read. I've been wanting to read this for a long time but I've tried to keep my expectations low. I've read some great LGBTQ books so far and they set the bar pretty high.So the protagonist, Russel, was plain. He was not especially interesting or smart or brave or talented. There were a few side characters that
It is my second read of this book. I cried harder the second time. We all lived in a world where being different is bad, ridiculed and not welcome. I think it is a bit ironic that people keep telling us to be different, to think different. But here we are getting shit for being different. And that even more suck in high school where they say has the best memories but it is also where anyone can find themselves in a toughest situation. And this book is about getting through that and also about
Geography Club is a young adult book that doesnt feature a gay utopia but instead depicts a realistic high school with students that arent especially noble or inspiring. These are the types of teenagers that exist in every high school, struggling to get through the minefield of social acceptance and rejection with the added pressure of being different. There is no preaching about accepting differences but the story ends with a note of hope and the idea that high school may be horrible but youll
Id like to start with this book with a confession: I would not have read this book if I had not been assigned to read a book on Gay and Lesbian Fiction. Gay rights are an important subject to me and although I have no problems with books or media on the subject, I also had no real desire to seek it out. This book, along with another gay superhero book Ive read previously (Hero by Perry Moore) may change all of that. I loved, loved, loved this book and it has become one my favorite books this
Nothing spectacular or groundbreaking here. It's filled with two-dimensional characters and very special lessons. But the MC isn't an asshole and it has a decent ending. It's better than most YA, which isn't saying much. I'd recommend this for middle school students, but with all the talk about who's having sex, and who isn't having sex, I don't think they'd care. I wouldn't have cared. And the writing is too juvenile for high schoolers despite the profanity. If you're looking for something to
I have never rage-quit a book so fast and so furiously and I don't think I ever will again.Right-why this book is so rage-inducing. My main problem with Brent Hartinger as an author is that his writing always feels like an episode of Zoey 101 or Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide but with more gay. Now, I loved those shows and I think it would actually be cool to have gay characters in them but that doesn't make Brent Hartinger good. The main character shows promise in the first chapter
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