Boy Like Me
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Boy Like Me
By (Author) Simon James Green
Illustrated by Scholastic
Scholastic
Scholastic
2nd March 2023
2nd March 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance a
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 164mm, Height 201mm, Spine 24mm
250g
Description
Believable characters and the warmth of Green's writing bring light to a difficult topic - Observer In the margins of a book's pages, sparks fly as a teenage romance begins. But in this time and place, sparks like these can only ignite trouble. It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, Jamie sees that he's not the only one who has checked the book out. Will Jamie and this mystery boy have the courage to meet - and if they do, what will it take to hold on to each other A timely - and timeless - story of forbidden love by one of the UK's most beloved authors of teen LGBTQ+ fiction Filled with Simon James Green's distinctive brand of humour making this an important but also very enjoyable read! Perfect for fans of books such as They Both Die At the End, Afterlove and Young Mungo, as well as dramas like It's a Sin, Close, and Blue Jean.
