I pre-ordered this one after hearing what Colby Sharp had to say about it a while ago and I knew from the beginning that it was a five-star read.
Dayton takes a dare and yells the f-slur at a school assembly not anticipating the fallout that this creats. He loses friends, disappoints his parents, and finds that one mistake can not only have unforeseen consequences, but also create lasting (negative) effects.
Farshid is a student in the auditorium when Dayton yells the slur. Although the slur wasn't directed at him, Farshid has been grappling with his own sexual identity and hearing another student's feelings about it causes him to face what it is like to be queer in a world where not everyone accepts that.
Both boys must decide what kind of man they want to grow up to be.
This book is full of important topics for discussion and as soon as I finished it, I quickly shared it with our eighth grade English teachers, who started reading and immediately ordered herself a copy.
I'm so glad I picked this one up and will be sharing this one with anyone who enjoys reading great YA lit.
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