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| Author | Garret Freyman-Weyr |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young-adult fiction |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place |  United States |
| Media type | Print Hardcover |
| Pages | 160pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-618-14181-4 |
My Heartbeat is a 2002 novel by Garret Freymann-Weyr, about a fourteen-year-old girl who discovers that her brother and his best friend, James, who she has been in love with for years, are a gay couple. It was named a Printz Honor book in 2003.[1]
Plot summary
Ellen is a fourteen-year-old girl going into her freshman year of high school in New York City. She has been in love with her brother Link's best friend James for as long as he can remember. She is often invited to come along with Link and James to hang out and James says that when Ellen grows out of her crush on him, it will "break his heart." Ellen soon finds out that Link and James are a couple and is very surprised. Her mother is okay with her son being gay, but her father is not. Link denies being gay, but James tells Ellen that both of them are. James also reveals that he has slept with other men to make Link jealous. Link ignores Ellen and James for a while because he is embarrassed and in denial of his orientation and does not want to be confronted. In the meantime, James and Ellen begin dating, but then agree to break up before James goes off to college.
References
- ^ American Library Association (2010). "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
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External links
- The author's official website http://www.freymann-weyr.com
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click this link for a brief description of the book http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/331711.My_Heartbeat