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A review by kricketa
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence by Marion Dane Bauer
4.0
reading this for the second time. i got it from the public library when i was in high school. i thought the stories were about depression. instead it became the first piece(s) of gltbq teen fiction i ever read. in light of current events in my hometown, i'm amazed our library even owned this book back in 1998 or whatever. i wish i knew who the teen librarian back then was so i could track her down and hug her. (note to self: do this.)
ANYWAY. this is a terrific selection of stories that holds up pretty well for having been published in 1994. some of them i immediately remembered upon beginning them ('three mondays in july' by giblin, 'parents' night' by nancy garden, 'supper' by newman, and 'dancing backwards' by bauer). others i'm fairly sure i skipped the first time around ('blood sister' by yolen and 'in the tunnels' by sleator.) i skimmed them this time. still didn't like them that much. oh and fun fact: gregory maguire of 'wicked' fame has a really great story in here.
the packaging, alas, is pretty dated. i was the first person to check out the book in quite some time. maybe time to put out a new edition? all in all, really good stuff and great fun to re-read.
ANYWAY. this is a terrific selection of stories that holds up pretty well for having been published in 1994. some of them i immediately remembered upon beginning them ('three mondays in july' by giblin, 'parents' night' by nancy garden, 'supper' by newman, and 'dancing backwards' by bauer). others i'm fairly sure i skipped the first time around ('blood sister' by yolen and 'in the tunnels' by sleator.) i skimmed them this time. still didn't like them that much. oh and fun fact: gregory maguire of 'wicked' fame has a really great story in here.
the packaging, alas, is pretty dated. i was the first person to check out the book in quite some time. maybe time to put out a new edition? all in all, really good stuff and great fun to re-read.