A Vigil for Joe Rose: Stories of Being Out in High School
Publisher
iUniverse
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9781440178559
Pages
201 pages
Genre
realism
Format
anthology
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A Vigil for Joe Rose is a collection of stories told with empathy and humour about the experience of being out in high school. As a unified collection, these eight short stories and a novella chart the journey of the main characters from first coming out to their growth into confident young gay men, and the challenges, triumphs, and losses along the way.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; gay; gay teenagers
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
gay males
Keywords
short stories; coming out; high school; emails
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Whatling, Michael, "A Vigil for Joe Rose: Stories of Being Out in High School" (2009). Diverse Families. 1381.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1381