James Lecesne

This is not my favorite YA book in the world, but it is valuable for the discussion of hate crimes against homosexual teens. Unfortunately, there is so much else going on in the book that there isn't a really clear statement made about the crime itself, except that it's very, very bad. It is suggested that there is no black and white when it comes to hate crimes, and it's true that the perpetrator in this book had only a shadowy motive at best, but for young adults I think this ambiguity might be translated as boring.… (altro)