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Answers in the Pages, by David Levithan

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sandylovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this story for my unbiased opinion.

I happened to love this little story. I think the reason I only gave it 4 stars is because I would have loved to read a longer book. Not so much the book that the kids were reading in class but more of the kids in the class. I think the author did a great job of not pushing the views down the readers throat. Some kids knew they were gay, or otherwise queer, some of the kids really didn't know, and that sounds so true to life.

I did write some notes down while reading this book: ( I was trying to find my notes thinking I wrote them down on paper but they were actually in my kindle, lol)

Loc 762 - Ok the mom is weird and a bitch. I know there are some people who read the end first but the mom here would read the first part of the book and then read the ending to see if she approved of the book for her 5th grade son to read. So she did this with the book the teacher assigned to the class and pitched a fit because her son might "turn gay" if he read it.

Loc 1115 - These are kids in 5th grade talking about Valentines Day and giving presents like chocolates, flowers, and dinner, in a restaurant, or all three? Wow, I never thought about stuff like that in 5th grade. We were still doing the giving stupid little valentines day cards for everyone. I know it was many years ago and things probably have changed but wow!

This book was a cute little story and I think it would be fun for all to read.

magicianactor's review against another edition

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5.0

Thank you for this!

ashlo26's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I really liked this book, as I have previously enjoyed Levithan's stories (many years ago in my teens). When I put together the link between all the stories I did consider myself a genius.

tom_caldarera's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

cllb585's review against another edition

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5.0

My 9 year old came to me after reading this, so excited to tell me all about it. She begged me to read it, so we could talk about it. I’m so glad I listened. It was such a good book!!