The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780062382801
Pages
513 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Henry "Monty" Montague was bred to be a gentleman. His passions for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men, have earned the disapproval of his father. His quest for pleasures and vices have led to one last hedonistic hurrah as Monty, his best friend and crush Percy, and Monty's sister Felicity begin a Grand Tour of Europe. When a reckless decision turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt, it calls into question everything Monty knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Legal guardianship; Kinship care; Biracial; Interracial; Bisexuality; Gay/Lesbian; legal guardian; aunt raising nephew; biracial teenager; gay; same sex relationship; bisexual teenager
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother and father; aunt and uncle
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Goodreads Choice Award, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
New England Book Award, 2017, Winner, Young Adult
Silver Inky, 2018, Long List
Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2018, Honor, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Keywords
1700s Europe; grand tour of Europe; nobility; adventure; alchemy; pirates; romance; brothers and sisters; alcohol
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Lee, Mackenzi, "The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue" (2017). Diverse Families. 1357.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1357