Erik & Isabelle Freshman Year at Foresthill High by
Kim Wallace introduces two best friends who share their thoughts and
feelings with one another as they experience romantic crushes, family
drama, growing pains, and personal victories. Sounds like every other
teenager, doesn’t it? The clincher is, they’re both
gay.
Erik is a studious, well-mannered young man who is forced
to hide his homosexuality from his military father and the
gay-baiting bullies at school. Every day Erik is alone, facing the
pain of pretending to be someone who he is not, until he meets
another boy just like himself on the Internet. Isabelle is a
strong-willed, out lesbian—the only one at her conservative
school—whose parents embrace her sexuality and self-expression.
Isabelle’s offbeat sense of humor and unique style attracts the
attention of a questioning head-cheerleader. In spite of opposition,
they fall in love. Hard. When she experiences the tragedy of her
first serious break up, Isabelle nearly self-destructs.
Erik
and Isabelle, however, triumph over the forces against them with
resilience and relentless humor. In light of the present political
debates around gay rights and equality, Erik & Isabelle is a
timely and relevant series that will help guide GLBT youth onto a
path of empowerment and hope. Most of all, Erik & Isabelle sends
every reader the same message: No matter who or what we are, all
human beings are seeking the same thing: love, acceptance, and
understanding.
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