Gemini Bites
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780545221283
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When their parents announce they are taking in a fellow student for a month, 16-year-old twins Kyle and Judy sit up and take notice. Kyle has just come out of the closet to his family and fears he'll never know what it is like to date a guy. Judy is pretending to be born-again to attract a boy who heads a Bible study group. And Garret Johnson is new in town-- a mysterious loner who claims to be a vampire. Both twins are intrigued.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
HL730L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; Bisexuality; gay; gay teenager; bisexual; bisexual teenager
Main Character
female teenager; male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay male; bisexual male
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Fiction Young Adult
Lambda Literary Award, 2012, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Rainbow List, 2012 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
big family; vampire; religion; Christianity; insecurities; twins; bullying; house guest; high school
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Ryan, Patrick, "Gemini Bites" (2011). Diverse Families. 1466.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1466