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A masterstroke...Revolutionary! -- Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City Particularly noteworthy are essays from President Obama and David Sedaris, and a bilingual entry from a Mexican student now living in Canada...A resource every library should have on hand. -- Booklist Surely we can't do enough to prevent the tragedy of teen suicide, and I hope every library serving teens will make this book available to their readers. -- Library Journal Narrators Paul Garcia and Marguerite Gavin emotionally connect with listeners as they deliver this impassioned rallying cry for understanding LGBT children and teens. Both narrators handle horrific stories of bullying so relentless it led to suicides with quiet dignity and heartfelt sorrow that never cross into the maudlin...Garcia employs a wry humor that helps lighten the mood, and Gavin's vocal sweetness invites empathy. Both narrators make this an outstanding listening experience. -- AudioFile

Narrators Paul Garcia and Marguerite Gavin emotionally connect with listeners as they deliver this impassioned rallying cry for understanding LGBT children and teens. Both narrators handle horrific stories of bullying so relentless it led to suicides with quiet dignity and heartfelt sorrow that never cross into the maudlin...Garcia employs a wry humor that helps lighten the mood, and Gavin's vocal sweetness invites empathy. Both narrators make this an outstanding listening experience. -- AudioFile Particularly noteworthy are essays from President Obama and David Sedaris, and a bilingual entry from a Mexican student now living in Canada...A resource every library should have on hand. -- Booklist Surely we can't do enough to prevent the tragedy of teen suicide, and I hope every library serving teens will make this book available to their readers. -- Library Journal A masterstroke...Revolutionary! -- Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City

"""A masterstroke...Revolutionary!"" -- ""Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City"" ""Particularly noteworthy are essays from President Obama and David Sedaris, and a bilingual entry from a Mexican student now living in Canada...A resource every library should have on hand."" -- ""Booklist"" ""Surely we can't do enough to prevent the tragedy of teen suicide, and I hope every library serving teens will make this book available to their readers."" -- ""Library Journal"" Narrators Paul Garcia and Marguerite Gavin emotionally connect with listeners as they deliver this impassioned rallying cry for understanding LGBT children and teens. Both narrators handle horrific stories of bullying so relentless it led to suicides with quiet dignity and heartfelt sorrow that never cross into the maudlin...Garcia employs a wry humor that helps lighten the mood, and Gavin's vocal sweetness invites empathy. Both narrators make this an outstanding listening experience. -- ""AudioFile"""

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"Dan Savage is an author, journalist, and activist widely known and appreciated for his mordant wit, political commentary, and commonsensical approach to all manner of sexual issues. He is the author of the internationally syndicated column ""Savage Love"" and the editorial director of The Stranger, a weekly newspaper in Seattle. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the op-ed pages of the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Salon.com, Nest, Rolling Stone, The Onion, and many other publications. He lives in Seattle, Washington, with his husband Terry Miller. Terry Miller is a DJ, event promoter, musician, and music critic/blogger. He is Dan Savage's partner of sixteen years. Paul Michael Garcia, an AudioFile Earphones Award winner and former company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, received his classical training in theater from Southern Oregon University, where he worked as an actor, director, and designer. Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. She has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four hundred titles to her credit, her narration spans nearly every genre, from nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and children's fiction. AudioFile magazine says, Marguerite Gavin...has a sonorous voice, rich and full of emotion."

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