Don't Let Me Go
Publisher
Kensington
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780758269270
Pages
288 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, heart-pounding, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole. Yin and yang. But when Adam graduates and takes an off-Broadway job in New York at Nate's insistence- that certainty begins to flicker. Nate's friends can't keep his insecurities at bay, especially when he catches Skyped glimpses of Adam's shirtless roommate. Nate starts a blog to vent his frustrations and becomes the center of a school controversy, drawing ire and support in equal amounts. But it's the attention of a new boy who is looking for more than guidance that forces him to confront who and what he really wants.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Gay/Lesbian; single mother; homosexual; gay teenager; same sex relationship
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Rainbow List, 2013 Young Adult/ Crossover Fiction
Keywords
love; bullying; friendship; long distance relationship; high school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Trumble, J.H., "Don't Let Me Go" (2012). Diverse Families. 1365.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1365