Openly Straight

By Bill Konigsberg

High school junior Rafe leaves his accepting parents, his accepting school, and his accepting Colorado hometown to start life over at an all-boys boarding school where he decides not to come out as gay. As he navigates his new identity as a jock and a boy's boy, the strain of keeping his secret begins to take its toll.

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Publishing company: Philomel; Date published: 2013

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