This is Kind of an Epic Love Story
Publisher
Balzer & Bray
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780062820228
Pages
304 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Budding screenwriter Nate, sixteen, finds his conviction that happy endings do not happen in real life sorely tested when his childhood best friend and crush, Oliver James Hernandez, moves back to town
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Single parent; Family member death; Divorce; Gay/Lesbian; Physical disability; single mother; death of a parent; death of a father; divorced parents; gay; gay teenager; same-sex relationship; deaf
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Undetermined
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Lambda Literacy Award, 2019, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Booklist Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2019
Rainbow List, 2019 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
screen writing; movies; love; friendship; hardships; loss; college; independence; relationships; contest
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Callender, Kheryn, "This is Kind of an Epic Love Story" (2018). Diverse Families. 2018.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2018