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I don't see why I have to become this new person just because I like guys. Most of who I am has nothing to do with who I hump. Will's never been obvious about being gay. Not like Daniel, who takes the heat--and the beatings--at Spencer High. But then Will's best friend outs him on Facebook, and his small-town life starts to spin out of control. If he's not like everyone else, and he's not like Daniel, then who is he?

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Harris's unflinching candor gives his novel credibility, substance and even the power to potentially change lives. --Greg Armstrong-Morris Xtra Harris's book is a gritty and harrowing, but ultimately uplifting and reassuring story... Will, Daniel and Julie are deep characters, full of life and complexity. --Rob Bittner Keen Readers (11/05/2012) ?Homo will be an important book for gay and straight students alike. Although it is written for struggling readers at a 4.3 grade level, the issues it raises are critical and worthy of serious consideration by all older teenagers.? Highly Recommended--Joan Marshall CM: Canadian Review of Materials (12/07/2012) ? Homo will be an important book for gay and straight students alike. Although it is written for struggling readers at a 4.3 grade level, the issues it raises are critical and worthy of serious consideration by all older teenagers.? Highly Recommended--Joan Marshall CM: Canadian Review of Materials (12/07/2012) [Will's] relationship with Riley is handled realistically, and its denouement is believeable...a quick and satisfying read. --Michael Cart Booklist (U.S.) (03/15/2013) Homo is a story about growing up that will strike a chord with many readers, gay or straight... Harris's writing is strong and adept; he ensures readability for the struggling reader without compromising the content of the story or quality of his prose. His writing is stark and realistic... Homo is an excellent choice for any library Rated E: excellent, enduring, everyone should read it!--Kimberley Bewick Resource Links (02/01/2013) a raw, believable story of a young man who experiences too many elements of life too quickly, not taking time to think about the impact that each will have on his life. His journey is dark and dangerous, but he forges on, kind of figuring it out as he goes. This is an important story, one that needs to be told and one that needs to be experienced not only by teens who are struggling with their sexual identity but also by those in the straight community who need to find out how to lovingly support these young people in their journey. --Elizabeth Howard, Librarian, Whites Creek High School (03/19/2013) Homo is essentially a story about a gay teenager learning to become comfortable with himself and to be more accepting of others. --Heather Milne Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, 5.1 (08/01/2013) [Will's relationship with Riley is handled realistically, and its denouement is believeable...a quick and satisfying read. --Michael Cart Booklist (U.S.) (03/15/2013) -Harris's unflinching candor gives his novel credibility, substance and even the power to potentially change lives.---Greg Armstrong-Morris -Xtra - -a raw, believable story of a young man who experiences too many elements of life too quickly, not taking time to think about the impact that each will have on his life. His journey is dark and dangerous, but he forges on, kind of figuring it out as he goes. This is an important story, one that needs to be told and one that needs to be experienced not only by teens who are struggling with their sexual identity but also by those in the straight community who need to find out how to lovingly support these young people in their journey.---Elizabeth Howard, Librarian, Whites Creek High School (03/19/2013) -[Will's relationship with Riley is handled realistically, and its denouement is believeable...a quick and satisfying read.---Michael Cart-Booklist (U.S.)- (03/15/2013) -Homo is a story about growing up that will strike a chord with many readers, gay or straight... Harris's writing is strong and adept; he ensures readability for the struggling reader without compromising the content of the story or quality of his prose. His writing is stark and realistic... Homo is an excellent choice for any library- Rated E: excellent, enduring, everyone should read it!--Kimberley Bewick-Resource Links- (02/01/2013) -Homo is essentially a story about a gay teenager learning to become comfortable with himself and to be more accepting of others.---Heather Milne-Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, 5.1- (08/01/2013) -Homo will be an important book for gay and straight students alike. Although it is written for struggling readers at a 4.3 grade level, the issues it raises are critical and worthy of serious consideration by all older teenagers.- Highly Recommended --Joan Marshall-CM: Canadian Review of Materials- (12/07/2012) -Harris' book is a gritty and harrowing, but ultimately uplifting and reassuring story... Will, Daniel and Julie are deep characters, full of life and complexity.- --Rob Bittner-Keen Readers- (11/05/2012) Homo is a story about growing up that will strike a chord with many readers, gay or straight... Harris's writing is strong and adept; he ensures readability for the struggling reader without compromising the content of the story or quality of his prose. His writing is stark and realistic... Homo is an excellent choice for any library Rated E: excellent, enduring, everyone should read it!--Kimberley Bewick Resource Links (02/01/2013) Homo is essentially a story about a gay teenager learning to become comfortable with himself and to be more accepting of others. --Heather Milne Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, 5.1 (08/01/2013) Homo will be an important book for gay and straight students alike. Although it is written for struggling readers at a 4.3 grade level, the issues it raises are critical and worthy of serious consideration by all older teenagers. Highly Recommended --Joan Marshall CM: Canadian Review of Materials (12/07/2012) Harris' book is a gritty and harrowing, but ultimately uplifting and reassuring story... Will, Daniel and Julie are deep characters, full of life and complexity. --Rob Bittner Keen Readers (11/05/2012) Homo will be an important book for gay and straight students alike. Although it is written for struggling readers at a 4.3 grade level, the issues it raises are critical and worthy of serious consideration by all older teenagers. Highly Recommended--Joan Marshall CM: Canadian Review of Materials (12/07/2012) Harris' book is a gritty and harrowing, but ultimately uplifting and reassuring story... Will, Daniel and Julie are deep characters, full of life and complexity. --Rob Bittner Keen Readers (11/05/2012)

Homo is essentially a story about a gay teenager learning to become comfortable with himself and to be more accepting of others. --Heather Milne Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, 5.1 (08/01/2013)

Harris's unflinching candor gives his novel credibility, substance and even the power to potentially change lives. --Greg Armstrong-Morris Xtra Harris' work swiftly explores coming out and gay culture in an unflinching way that may be refreshing to readers... -- (02/01/2013) a raw, believable story of a young man who experiences too many elements of life too quickly, not taking time to think about the impact that each will have on his life. His journey is dark and dangerous, but he forges on, kind of figuring it out as he goes. This is an important story, one that needs to be told and one that needs to be experienced not only by teens who are struggling with their sexual identity but also by those in the straight community who need to find out how to lovingly support these young people in their journey. -- (03/19/2013) Harris offers queer youth an example of post-AIDS gay life, as well as a warning against taking that history too lightly. --Quill & Quire [Will's relationship with Riley is handled realistically, and its denouement is believeable...a quick and satisfying read. -- (03/15/2013) Homo is a story about growing up that will strike a chord with many readers, gay or straight... Harris's writing is strong and adept; he ensures readability for the struggling reader without compromising the content of the story or quality of his prose. His writing is stark and realistic... Homo is an excellent choice for any library Rated E: excellent, enduring, everyone should read it!-- (02/01/2013) Homo will be an important book for gay and straight students alike. Although it is written for struggling readers at a 4.3 grade level, the issues it raises are critical and worthy of serious consideration by all older teenagers. Highly Recommended -- (12/07/2012) Harris' book is a gritty and harrowing, but ultimately uplifting and reassuring story... Will, Daniel and Julie are deep characters, full of life and complexity. -- (11/05/2012) Homo is essentially a story about a gay teenager learning to become comfortable with himself and to be more accepting of others. --Heather Milne Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, 5.1 (08/01/2013)

<i>Homo</i> is a story about growing up that will strike a chord with many readers, gay or straight... Harris's writing is strong and adept; he ensures readability for the struggling reader without compromising the content of the story or quality of his prose. His writing is stark and realistic... <i>Homo</i> is an excellent choice for any library <b>Rated E: excellent, enduring, everyone should read it!</b>--Kimberley Bewick Resource Links (02/01/2013)

-Homo is a story about growing up that will strike a chord with many readers, gay or straight... Harris's writing is strong and adept; he ensures readability for the struggling reader without compromising the content of the story or quality of his prose. His writing is stark and realistic... Homo is an excellent choice for any library- Rated E: excellent, enduring, everyone should read it!--Kimberley Bewick-Resource Links- (02/01/2013)

Author Information

MICHAEL HARRIS is a magazine editor and writer. His stories have appeared in ""Xtra,"" ""The Walrus,"" and the ""Globe and Mail."" He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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