A review by readwithmoniqua
The Queer Girl is Going to be Okay by Dale Walls
5.0
This book would’ve been so instrumental for me in high school when I came out. To see so much of myself in each of these characters was heartwarming. I love that kids today have books like this.
Knox was a POS for how he played Dawn. The “bra” scene made me want to choke him. Dawn and her father remind me of Imogen and her father from Degrassi, how she had to take care of him because he was forgetting things, ending up in places randomly, etc.
I so wanted Georgia to be able to speak up for herself or at least scream the first time Simone came into her room and put his hand under her shirt. Men are weird and gross, and that’s not to say women aren’t like that either.
I felt bad for Edie when she tried to come out to her mom and her mom said she wasn’t gay. When I came out, my mom lost her shit, and I hid in the closet from her for over 20 years until I said eff it. I hope that Edie doesn’t do that. I hate that because of her parents and their views, she and Ben broke up, but I understand Ben’s reasoning. It took them a long time to finally live in their truth, it wasn’t right for Edie to try to make them go back to hiding and lying.
Edie and Georgia are the best kinds of friends for how they helped Dawn, and even included Collin. I’d love to see Collin and Dawn’s friendship blossom. What I also loved about this book is it was set in Houston, where I live. I am very familiar with many of the places and events mentioned although, everyone knows that Bucees is the number one test stop between Houston and Austin/San Antonio, no argument.
Knox was a POS for how he played Dawn. The “bra” scene made me want to choke him. Dawn and her father remind me of Imogen and her father from Degrassi, how she had to take care of him because he was forgetting things, ending up in places randomly, etc.
I so wanted Georgia to be able to speak up for herself or at least scream the first time Simone came into her room and put his hand under her shirt. Men are weird and gross, and that’s not to say women aren’t like that either.
I felt bad for Edie when she tried to come out to her mom and her mom said she wasn’t gay. When I came out, my mom lost her shit, and I hid in the closet from her for over 20 years until I said eff it. I hope that Edie doesn’t do that. I hate that because of her parents and their views, she and Ben broke up, but I understand Ben’s reasoning. It took them a long time to finally live in their truth, it wasn’t right for Edie to try to make them go back to hiding and lying.
Edie and Georgia are the best kinds of friends for how they helped Dawn, and even included Collin. I’d love to see Collin and Dawn’s friendship blossom. What I also loved about this book is it was set in Houston, where I live. I am very familiar with many of the places and events mentioned although, everyone knows that Bucees is the number one test stop between Houston and Austin/San Antonio, no argument.