A review by sandyd
Donorboy by Brendan Halpin
5.0
I thought this was going to be something stupid about organ donors, but I checked it out anyway because I loved Notes from the Blender (another YA book that Halpin co-authored). The title actually refers to a biological father - the sperm donor for a couple of lesbian mothers - who gets custody of the 14 y.o. main character when her moms are killed in a car accident.
I loved the characters and different points of view in Notes from the Blender, and the voices in this story - told through journal entries, e-mails, IM's, and the like - are equally wonderful.
Sex is mentioned (mostly in the context of ew, icky to think about parents doing it), there is a lot of smoking and some drinking and some fuck it all language. There's nothing here that your average hs freshman hasn't been exposed to already.
The parts about extreme feminism, hs cliques, and hs administration and disciplinary hearings are hilarious and spot on target. Highly recommended for your older middle school kids & up - and for both boys & girls.
I loved the characters and different points of view in Notes from the Blender, and the voices in this story - told through journal entries, e-mails, IM's, and the like - are equally wonderful.
Sex is mentioned (mostly in the context of ew, icky to think about parents doing it), there is a lot of smoking and some drinking and some fuck it all language. There's nothing here that your average hs freshman hasn't been exposed to already.
The parts about extreme feminism, hs cliques, and hs administration and disciplinary hearings are hilarious and spot on target. Highly recommended for your older middle school kids & up - and for both boys & girls.