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Sign up todayRainbow Boys
The Rainbow Trilogy: Book #1
Narrator
Alston Brown
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Length
7 hours 9 minutes
Language
English
Jason Carrillo is a jock with a steady girlfriend, but he can't stop dreaming about sex—with other guys. Kyle Meeks doesn't look gay, but he is. And he hopes he never has to tell anyone—especially his parents. Nelson Glassman is "out" to the entire world, but he can't tell the boy he loves that he wants to be more than just friends.Three teenage boys, coming of age and out of the closet.
In a revealing debut novel that percolates with passion and wit, Alex Sanchez follows these very different high school seniors as their struggles with sexuality and intolerance draw them into a triangle of love, betrayal, and, ultimately, friendship.
Alex Sanchez spent almost fifteen years working with youth. He is the author of the teen novels Boyfriends with Girlfriends, Bait, The God Box, Getting It, Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, and Rainbow Road, as well as the Lambda Award–winning middle-grade novel So Hard to Say. Lambda Literary Foundation honored Alex with an Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists’ Prize. He lives in Thailand and Hollywood, Florida.
Alston Brown is an actor and writer, currently enrolled as an MFA candidate in the Brown University / Trinity Repertory Company’s acting program. He has worked extensively in theater in New York and regionally, including workshops of the Broadway play Next Fall and at the Sundance Institute, and appeared in the film Observe and Report. Alston lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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“Groundbreaking.”
“A forthright portrayal of growing up gay.”
“Realistic and remarkably honest.”
“When a work of fiction embodies such accuracy and emotional complexity, there is but one word to describe it: true.”
“First-novelist Sanchez writes with passion and understanding as well as some welcome humor, but it’s issues, not characters, that drive this novel…[with] sympathetic characters who rise above the stereotypical and—most important—its focus on love as the heart of homosexuality. Ultimately, the author demonstrates, coming out is really coming in—entering a circle of support and self-acceptance that may lead to a more universal community of acceptance and tolerance.”
“This gutsy, in-your-face debut novel speaks the language of real life for gay teens, that of the ecstasy, heartache, and humor of first love (and sex), that of daily harassment and fear, that of having what it takes to stand up and be proud of who you are. There will no doubt be challenges to Rainbow Boys, much like the challenges of Judy Blume’s Forever when it was published in the 1970s. But please, have the courage to make it available to those who need it—it can open eyes and change lives.”
“The characters’ complicated feelings are well drawn, and readers will find themselves interested in each of the protagonists’ lives. Sanchez creates modern situations that speak to contemporary teens…Some of the language and sexual situations may be too mature for some readers, but overall there’s enough conflict, humor, and tenderness to make this story believable—and touching.”
“Thought-provoking and informative for all young adults.”
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