Love Drugged
Publisher
Flux
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780738721750
Pages
304 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fifteen-year-old Jamie is dismayed by his attraction to boys, and when a beautiful girl shows an interest in him, he is all the more intrigued by her father's work developing a drug called Rehomoline.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL660L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Poverty; Gay/Lesbian; Addiction; financial hardship; gay; gay teenager; substance abuse; drug abuse
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2011, Honor Book, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Lambda Literary Award, 2011, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Rainbow List, 2011 Young Adult/ Crossover Fiction
Keywords
Mexico; drugs; high school; clubs; business; pharmaceuticals; flowers; drug testing; dating; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Klise, James, "Love Drugged" (2010). Diverse Families. 1555.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1555