A Very, Very Bad Thing

From the author of Drag Teen, a startling novel about the complexities of identity -- and of truth.

Marley is one of the only gay kids in his North Carolina town -- and he feels like he might as well be one of the only gay kids in the universe. Or at least that's true until Christopher shows up in the halls of his high school. Christopher's great to talk to, great to look at, great to be with-and he seems to feel the same way about Marley. It's almost too good to be true.There's a hitch (of course): Christopher's parents are super conservative, and super not okay with him being gay. That doesn't stop Marley and Christopher from falling in love. Marley is determined to be with Christopher through ups and downs-until an insurmountable down is thrown their way. Suddenly, Marley finds himself lying in order to get to the truth-and seeing the suffocating consequences this can bring. In A Very, Very Bad Thing, Jeffery Self unforgettably shows how love can make us do all the wrong things for all the right reasons-especially if we see them as the only way to make love survive.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Push
Published: 10/31/2017
ISBN: 9781338118407
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
Booklist 09/15/2017 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 09/11/2017
School Library Journal 10/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2017 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw