

This witty, smart, coming-out-again story will appeal to gay and straight kids alike as they watch Rafe navigate being different, fitting in, and what it means to be himself. who doesn't even know that love is possible.

And most of all, he falls in love with Ben. He meets a teacher who challenges him to write his story. But then he sees a classmate breaking down. So when he transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret - not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. To have it be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time.

And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. He's been out since 8th grade, and he isn't teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks about tolerance and stuff. Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. A funny, honest novel about being out, being proud.
