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The Screwed Up Life of Charlie the Second

Drew Ferguson

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May 23, 2009 Brandon Will rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-lit, fiction

Drew Ferguson looks male adolescence unflinchingly in the eye - the penis eye.

Wildly entertaining, with balanced amounts of truth and insight, it's a shame it's not marketed as a YA novel, because young adults could really get some great stuff out of this, both in knowledge and in entertainment. And, that's what it is: a truly punk young adult novel. It takes typical YA fare; first romance, friendships changing, and some sort of life-changing-nothing-will-ever-be-the-same-"problem"-novel-event.. ...more

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Jan 18, 2010 Scott rated it liked it

Shelves: homo-lit

If I had owned this book in high school it would have helped a lot. I imagie it would be hard to turn the pages now though.

I think Ferguson captures the anxiety of a first gay male relationship very well. Is the a little too much sex for me to recommend the book openly to questioning students? yes. Is it something I think kids should fall upon in the library and read in in their bedrooms? yes. It's okay for straight boys to talk about crushes and sexual desires, but gay teens often have to hide ...more

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