Books For Gay and Lesbian Youth
Teen Fiction By Title (with covers)
Teen Fiction By Title (text only)
Erik & Isabelle: Freshman Year at Foresthill High
Kim Wallace
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.
Published by Foglight Press.
