A review by mlangman
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence, by Marion Dane Bauer

3.0

I read this when I taught in Philadelphia, as the first short story in the anthology, "Am I Blue?" is required reading for 9th graders in Philly. I read it again (in its entirety this time) for my YA/Adolescent Lit Course. It's hard to give a number of stars to an anthology like this because some stories I liked much better than others and I felt that some really hit the mark, while others were okay. On the whole though, I enjoyed the stories. I also think that the messages they send about being gay (or friends with someone who is gay, related to someone who is gay, exploring your sexuality, etc.) are very important and need to be made available to more teens and pre-teens.