Pub Date: October 20, 2026
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0520
Target Age Group: 14 to 17
Physical Info: 0.67" H x 8.25" L x 5.50" W ( 0.00 lbs) 272 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence and Coming of Age | Dating and Relationships
Series: Rainbow Boys
Description: This ALA Best Book for Young Adults and "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of 2002 introduces Jason Carillo, a popular high school jock with a secret. When he musters up the courage to attend a nearby meeting for gay teens, he runs into two of his classmates.
Brief description: Starting with Rainbow Boys, celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new edition, Alex Sanchez's ten novels for young people have won the hearts of readers around the world. Originally from Mexico, Alex received his masters in guidance and counseling and worked for many years as a youth and family counselor. He now lives in upstate New York. When not writing, he tours the United States talking with teens, librarians, and educators about the importance of teaching tolerance and self-acceptance. Visit him at www.AlexSanchez.com.
Review Quotes: Nancy Garden author of Annie on My Mind and Good Moon Rising There are still woefully few books for young adults that explore in depth the coming-out process of young gay men. Alex Sanchez touches on nearly all the issues involved, taking his readers on a journey through the world of three gay teenagers as they struggle with virginity, sex, body image, denial, support groups, homophobia, activism, gay bashing, parental and peer reactions, Internet predators, HIV -- and love.