Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Annie on my mind

Garden, N. (1982).  Annie on my mind.  NY: FSG.

Appropriate age: 7th grade and up (sexual situations - not graphic)

Summary: This story is about Liza and Annie.  They meet accidently in a museum in New York. they quickly become friends.  However, there is a feeling of more.  Their friendships grows until they can no long deny they have feeling for each other.  They are struggling with the idea of being homosexual, of how it will effect others in their lives, and how to spend more time together.  They do eventually "get caught."  The truth comes out.  Liza has to face a school principal that wants her expelled.  Her family tries to be supportive.  Written in 1982,  it is obvious that our culture has changed.  Overall, it is still a young love story that will draw readers in.





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