![]() ![]() Soon Harry and Craig are an internet sensation, but their statement about the progress of gay rights doesn’t reach Cooper, an alienated gay boy who drowns his fear and self-loathing in anonymous sexting and internet chats as he increasingly loses hope for a better life. ![]() ![]() Their very public statement sends ripples through their conservative community, touching Neil and Peter, a young gay couple who have been together for a year, and Avery and Ryan, who have only just met at the gay prom in a nearby town. Harry’s parents know he’s gay, but Craig’s parents will probably find out thanks to the 32 hour marathon kiss. Together they’re going to try to break the world record for longest kiss. Now they’re just friends, though Craig still hopes for more. ![]() All along, you’ve used the first sentence as a lock. The fear, the nervousness, is still there, but it is joined by a new confidence. Suddenly you are speaking the truth in paragraphs, in pages. What we hoped, and what we found, was that the second sentence of the truth is always easier than the first, and the third sentence is even easier than that. Each of us had a first sentence, and most of us found the strength to say it out loud to someone who deserved to hear it. “The first sentence of the truth is always the hardest. Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book at ALA Annual 2014. ![]()
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