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Jun 30, 2020 · I Will Be Okay is a YA fiction book, LGBT+ themed that follows the story of Matt, a Puerto Rican teenager who is in love with his best friend, Stick. However, not everything is going to be as easy as in the movies.
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This debut novel from Own Voices author Bill Elenbark is a refreshingly accurate representation of the male perspective of sexuality and coming out. I have read quite of few LGBTQ+ books focusing on gay male relationships, but the majority have been written by women.
Jun 30, 2020 · Down the street, Stick is dealing with the sudden loss of his father and living up to an image he believes his father saw in himself, one that wasn't gay, which drives him to drink and do drugs beyond anything he and Mateo have experimented. They come together and fall apart.
Jun 30, 2020 · Like a mantra, Mateo repeats the words from one of the band’s songs whenever he gets hurt or afraid: I WILL BE OKAY. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work. Read more
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Jun 30, 2020 · I WILL BE OKAY. by Bill Elenbark ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 30, 2020. Under the flashes of fireworks, 15-year-old Matt kisses his best friend, Stick, and soon everything changes. The pair conclude that July night with an abrupt separation, leaving Matt unsure of what comes next.
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Jun 30, 2020 · It’s a long, winding road for Matt and Stick in Elenbark’s solid debut, a tortured, moody rumination on young queer love. Matt, a Puerto Rican, Naruto-obsessed teen with a dash of self-deprecation, struggles to overcome his uneasiness in his own skin, an inner battle amplified by his father’s machismo. For Stick, a white teen who finds ...
