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A review by rainbowbookworm
Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon
5.0
I had never heard of this book before picking it up at my local library. Boy was I in for a heartbreaking ride!
Here's how Goodreads describes Jonathan, "a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone." Jonathan is bullied by homophobes who know his uncle is imprisoned for being gay and suspect that Jonathan himself may be gay. Jonathan is indeed gay. After he was caught kissing another boy, his father sent him to get electroshock treatments (straight out of [b:A Clockwork Orange|41817486|A Clockwork Orange|Anthony Burgess|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549260060l/41817486._SX50_.jpg|23596]) so that Jonathan could turn straight.
Enter new boy Web, a Native American teenager who has seen firsthand the hatred white people have against Native Americans. A young man trying to reign in his rage against his oppressors while trying to find love as an out gay man.
Both Jonathan and Web are harassed repeatedly by peers and adults alike and though they find peace with each other, it is difficult to overcome all the hardships that come their way.
Here's how Goodreads describes Jonathan, "a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone." Jonathan is bullied by homophobes who know his uncle is imprisoned for being gay and suspect that Jonathan himself may be gay. Jonathan is indeed gay. After he was caught kissing another boy, his father sent him to get electroshock treatments (straight out of [b:A Clockwork Orange|41817486|A Clockwork Orange|Anthony Burgess|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549260060l/41817486._SX50_.jpg|23596]) so that Jonathan could turn straight.
Enter new boy Web, a Native American teenager who has seen firsthand the hatred white people have against Native Americans. A young man trying to reign in his rage against his oppressors while trying to find love as an out gay man.
Both Jonathan and Web are harassed repeatedly by peers and adults alike and though they find peace with each other, it is difficult to overcome all the hardships that come their way.