Published May 10, 2005
About the Book:
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.
This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world.
My Thoughts:
There were things I loved about this book, but then there were others I was less in love with. I loved the character Tony and would have preferred a book with him as the main focus. He was more real and his story was more real than the majority of the other characters in the book. Much of the book was just too overdone I guess is my main issue. Tony was really authentic and sympathetic, though. He was someone a lot of teens could actually relate to. Levithan is a writer who I really like usually, but this one just wasn't his best for me personally. It's still a good book, and I would never say don't read it or anything. I gave it a solid 3 stars on Goodreads, and would maybe even bump that to 3.5. So, good...just not great.
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