Autoboyography
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781481481687
Pages
416 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
High school senior Tanner Scott has hidden his bisexuality since his family moved to Utah, but he falls hard for Sebastian, a Mormon mentoring students in a writing seminar Tanner's best friend convinced him to take.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Bisexuality; Gay/Lesbian; bisexual teenager; homosexual teenager; gay teenager; same sex relationship; gay; bisexual; lesbian aunt
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
male/male; male/female
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Goodreads Choice Award, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Lambda Literary Award, 2018, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Keywords
authorship; family; dating; Mormons; high school; family life; Utah; social issues; love and romance
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Lauren, Christina, "Autoboyography" (2017). Diverse Families. 1284.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1284