Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
Publisher
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9780375844409
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
790L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Homesexuality; gay; gay teenager; gay adult
Main Character
female teenager; male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father; two mothers
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Choices, 2008 Fiction Young Adult
Rainbow List, 2009 Young Adult Fiction
Senior High Core Collection Supplement to the Seventeenth Edition 2008, 2008
Keywords
friendship; jealousy; infidelity; same apartment complex; NYU (college life)
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Cohn, Rachel, "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" (2007). Diverse Families. 1408.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1408