Hello, Groin
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9781551434599
Pages
292 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Dylan Kowolski agrees to create a display for her high school library, she has no idea of the trouble it's going to cause—for the school principal, her family, her boyfriend Cam and his jock friends, and her best friend Jocelyn. And for Dylan herself. If only her English class had been studying a normal, run-of-the-mill, mundane book like Lord of the Flies instead of Foxfire things wouldn't have gotten so twisted. Then the world wouldn't have gone into such a massive funk. And then Dylan wouldn't have had to face her deepest fear and the way she was letting it run her life.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
910L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian; lesbian teenager; same-sex relationship
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Awards
Saskatchewan, Canada Book Awards, 2006, Nominee, Children's Literature
White Ravens Award, 2007, Winner, Canada English
Best Bets: Recommended Canadian Books for Teens, 2006 Young Adult Fiction
Our Choice, 2007 Young Adult Fiction
Rainbow List, 2008 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
high school; friendship; library; secrets; jocks; support; acceptance; coming out; censorship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Goobie, Beth, "Hello, Groin" (2006). Diverse Families. 1981.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1981