A review by claudiaswisher
Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers

4.0

Like nothing I've read before...Johnny goes through a lot in the opening pages...he loses his father, his mother goes through some major depression, he has to hold it together, then as she begins to recover, he gets into booze, and ends up in the hospital with a drug overdose. As Mom tries to regain control, Johnny fights back, and she finally sends him away to live with his father's brother.

His new school is awful...the popular kids bully him...boys call him gay, and he has no way of fighting those rumors. Enter Debby Harry and Maria. They both enrich and confuse his life.

I love the discovery scenes when Johnny goes through his father's old stuff. I love the references to classic rock, I love the drag queen contest....I told you this one was different!