I am truly thrilled by the fact that more and more books,
especially in the Young Adult genre, are incorporating gay
and lesbian characters. This is an issue that is extremely
"now" and needs to be explored.
[email protected] is just such a novel - introducing us to the main
character who, in the first chapter, tells us that she feels
"close" to two tv characters that are gay. Slowly, the story
develops, through chat room exchanges mainly where the main
character opens up about her love of other women. The
strength of this novel, however, is not only the sensitivity
with which this is done, but also the fact that we, as a
reader, get to discover along with the main character,
exactly who she is and what she needs.
I believe that [email protected] is extremely timely and should be
read by all YA (not to mention adults) as it contains an
important message - we are all different, but at the core,
we are all the same - seeking love, friendship and
acceptance.
Is it possible to fall in love with someone you’ve never met? Imogen Summers thinks so because it’s happened to her. Immy is a normal eighteen-year-old, with a normal life, a normal family, and a normal boyfriend. But when she finds herself falling for a girl on an Internet message board, a girl she knows only as the mysterious Fickle, her so-called normal life is suddenly turned on its head. As her relationship with Fickle develops into more than just friendship, Immy finds another message board friend, the sweet and lovely Freddie, the perfect person to confide in. But can Freddie stay out of it when she starts to fall for Immy herself? Things are about to get complicated...
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