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The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness. In the midst of these trying times is sixteen-year-old Jonathan Collins, a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone. To cope, Jonathan escapes to the safe haven of his imagination, where his hero David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and dead relatives, including his mother, guide him through the rough terrain of his life. In his alternate reality, Jonathan can be anything: a superhero, an astronaut, Ziggy Stardust, himself, or completely "normal" and not a boy who likes other boys. When he completes his treatments, he will be normal-at least he hopes. But before that can happen, Web stumbles into his life. Web is everything Jonathan wishes he could be: fearless, fearsome and, most importantly, not ashamed of being gay.
Jonathan doesn't want to like brooding Web, who has secrets all his own. Jonathan wants nothing more than to be "fixed" once and for all. But he's drawn to Web anyway. Web is the first person in the real world to see Jonathan completely and think he's perfect. Web is a kind of escape Jonathan has never known. For the first time in his life, he may finally feel free enough to love and accept himself as he is.
A poignant coming-of-age tale, Ziggy, Stardust and Me heralds the arrival of a stunning and important new voice in YA.
The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness. In the midst of these trying times is sixteen-year-old Jonathan Collins, a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone. To cope, Jonathan escapes to the safe haven of his imagination, where his hero David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and dead relatives, including his mother, guide him through the rough terrain of his life. In his alternate reality, Jonathan can be anything: a superhero, an astronaut, Ziggy Stardust, himself, or completely "normal" and not a boy who likes other boys. When he completes his treatments, he will be normal-at least he hopes. But before that can happen, Web stumbles into his life. Web is everything Jonathan wishes he could be: fearless, fearsome and, most importantly, not ashamed of being gay.
Jonathan doesn't want to like brooding Web, who has secrets all his own. Jonathan wants nothing more than to be "fixed" once and for all. But he's drawn to Web anyway. Web is the first person in the real world to see Jonathan completely and think he's perfect. Web is a kind of escape Jonathan has never known. For the first time in his life, he may finally feel free enough to love and accept himself as he is.
A poignant coming-of-age tale, Ziggy, Stardust and Me heralds the arrival of a stunning and important new voice in YA.
ENDEARING MAIN CHARACTER: Jonathan's vivid imagination and quirky coping mechanisms, which include talking to a portait of his grandmother and listening to his records, make him a character readers will know intimately and root for.
SWEET ROMANCE: Web and Jonathan are a sympathetic couple fighting to be together in difficult times. Readers will empathize with their struggles.
BASED ON TRUE HISTORY: Jonathan's story pre-dates the American Psychiatric Association's landmark decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness. Told from Jonathan's perspective while he undergoes aversion therapy treatment, James Brandon sheds much needed light on this time in history.
MORE TO COME: We will include a teaser from Brandon's follow-up novel The Matrix of Being, on sale in October!
| Empfohlen (bis): | 17 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 12 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525517665 |
| ISBN-10: | 0525517669 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Brandon, James |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| Maße: | 209 x 142 x 30 mm |
| Von/Mit: | James Brandon |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 13.09.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,353 kg |
ENDEARING MAIN CHARACTER: Jonathan's vivid imagination and quirky coping mechanisms, which include talking to a portait of his grandmother and listening to his records, make him a character readers will know intimately and root for.
SWEET ROMANCE: Web and Jonathan are a sympathetic couple fighting to be together in difficult times. Readers will empathize with their struggles.
BASED ON TRUE HISTORY: Jonathan's story pre-dates the American Psychiatric Association's landmark decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness. Told from Jonathan's perspective while he undergoes aversion therapy treatment, James Brandon sheds much needed light on this time in history.
MORE TO COME: We will include a teaser from Brandon's follow-up novel The Matrix of Being, on sale in October!
| Empfohlen (bis): | 17 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 12 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525517665 |
| ISBN-10: | 0525517669 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Brandon, James |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| Maße: | 209 x 142 x 30 mm |
| Von/Mit: | James Brandon |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 13.09.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,353 kg |
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