Love Drugged

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Author: James Klise
Publisher: Flux
Publish Date: September 2010
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.7
EAN: 9780738721750

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Overview

If you could change who you are, would you? Should you? Fifteen-year-old Jamie Bates has a simple strategy for surviving high school: fit in, keep a low profile, and above all, protect his biggest secret-he’s gay. But when a classmate discovers the truth, a terrified Jamie does all he can to change who he is. At first, it’s easy. Everyone notices when he starts hanging out with Celia Gamez, the richest and most beautiful girl in school. And when he steals an experimental new drug that’s supposed to “cure” his attraction to guys, Jamie thinks he’s finally going to have a “normal” life. But as the drug’s side effects worsen and his relationship with Celia heats up, Jamie begins to realize that lying and using could shatter the fragile world of deception that he’s created-and hurt the people closest to him. Told with equal doses of humor and suspense, Love Drugged explores the consequences of a life constructed almost entirely of lies . . . especially the lies we tell ourselves.

Details

Pages: 312
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.26 x 0.7 in
Lexile Score: 660
Interest Level: Upper Grade (UG)
Point Value: 10
ISBN: 0738721751

Awards

2011 Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist (Children/Young Adult)
2011 Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book (Children/Young Adult)
2010 Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist (Children/Young Adult)