Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story
Publisher
Dutton Books
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780525428848
Pages
200 pages
Genre
realism
Format
play
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Larger-than-life Tiny Cooper finally gets to tell his story, from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of ex-boyfriends, in the form of a musical he wrote.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; gay; gay teenager; same-sex relationships
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay male; lesbian female
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016 Fourteen and Up
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2015
Booklist Top 10 Arts Books for Youth, 2015
Booklist Top 10 LGBTQ for Youth, 2015
Rainbow List, 2016 Young Adult Fiction
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2015 Young Adult
Keywords
musical; high school; ex-boyfriends; romance; life story
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
David Levithan, David, "Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story" (2015). Diverse Families. 1456.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1456