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Keeping You a Secret
CCBC Review:
In her senior year of high school, Holland Jaeger seems to have everything going for her: she's a straight-A student, she's president of the student council, and she's got a wonderful boyfriend. Then she meets CeCe Goddard and everything changes. Holland falls madly in love with CeCe. Suddenly Holland has to reevaluate everything she thinks she knows about herself, her friends, her family, and her future. This adolescent coming-out story doesn't paint a completely rosy picture: Holland is rejected by her family and kicked out of her home, while CeCe asks her to keep their love a secret, something that Holland is at first happy to do but later begins to find a burden as she becomes more comfortable with her own sexuality. But it does give a realistic portrait of the gay and lesbian community beyond high school, something that's frequently lacking in young adult novels with gay and lesbian themes. © Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older
Age Range:
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
Families
Homelessness
Homophobia
Lesbians
LGBTQ+ Persons
School
Diversity subject:
LGBTQ Character/Topic
Publishers:
Little, Brown, Megan Tingley Books
Publish Year: 2003
Pages: 250
ISBN: 9780316702757
CCBC Location: Fiction, Peters