Boy Meets Boy (2003) (edit title/settings)

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• Paul: The main character who falls in love with Noah.
• Noah: The perfect boy forl Paul; artistic, calm, loving, romantic, sweet.
• Infinite Darlene: Star quarterback on the football team and a diva in heels in the hallways. Used to be Daryl Heisenberg.
• Joni: Paul's best friend who may not be his best friend anymore
• Tony: Paul's other best friend who has super-strict religious parents that disapprove of their son's sexuality
• Kyle: Paul's ex that won't go away
• Chuck: Joni's new boyfriend
• Ted Halpern: Joni's on-off boyfriend, now off for good
• Rip: The school bookie who sets the odds
• Jay: Paul's older brother
• Claudia: Noah's overprotective little sister.
• Ms. Farquar: Paul's third-grade teacher.
• Zeke: Paul's Gaystafarian singer friend.
• Mrs. Benchley: Paul's kindergarten teacher.
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• Cody O'Brien
• Trilby Pope: Infinite Darlene's arch-nemisis
• Coach Ginsberg
• Sarah: Noah's childhood imaginary friend.
• Thom: Paul's childhood imaginary friend.
• Mr. B: Paul's Physics teacher.
• Lyssa Ling: Head of the school's committee on appointing committees.
• Dave Davison: Former architect of the Dowager Dance.
• Pitt: Noah's ex-boyfriend.
• Spiff: Proprietor of Spiff's Videorama.
• Ms. Kaplansky: Paul's French teacher.
• Mary Anne McAllister: The girl Kyle dated after Paul.
• Mary Catherine Elizabeth: One of Tony's schoolmates.
• Tom: Kyle's uncle. Husband to Maura.
• Maura: Kyle's aunt. Married to Tom.
• Laura: Mutual friend of Paul and Joni.
• Javier: Co-proprietor of the tune store. Partner to Jules.
• Jules: Co-proprietor of the tune store. Partner to Javier.
• Amy: Best friend of Emily. Called the Indigo Girls at the school, even though straight.
• Emily: Best friend of Amy, called the indigo girls even though they are straight.
• Amber: One of the Club Kids.

Quotes edit see section history

• “I find my greatest strength in wanting to be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave.”

  Paul

• “Sometimes I feel like fate is dictated by irony (or, at the very least, a rather dark sense of humor).”

  Paul

• “With some break-ups, all you can think about afterwards is how badly it ended and how much the other person hurt you. With others, you become sentimental for the good times and lose track of what went wrong.”

  Paul

• “His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should.”

  Paul

• “Kyle could take lessons from Jasmine – she’ll fall for anybody, guy or girl. The hitch is that the person has to be on the rebound from a serious break-up. Something about this fragile-yet-vindictive state entrances her.”

  Paul

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• “What you feel is absolutely right for you. Always remember that.”

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• “Part of love is letting a person be who they want to be.”

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• I made him my everything—he was my new, life, my new love, my new compass point. I guess that's the danger with firsts—you lose all sense of proportion.

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• I wonder if it's possible to start a new relationship without hurting someone else. I wonder if it's possible to have happiness without it being at someone else's expense.

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• I had never really thought of marriages as things that involved liking. I had just assumed this man-woman arrangement was yet another adult quirk, like flossing.

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• We found out a long time ago that we weren't meant to fall in love with each other. But a part of me still fell in hope with him. I want a fair world. And in a fair world, Tony would shine.

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• I know Joni's brought us here because sometimes you just have to dance like a madman in the Self-Help section of your local bookstore.

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Organizations edit see section history

• Joy Scouts: When the Boy Scouts of America decided that homosexuals had no place in their ranks, the town set up their own version that accepted people no matter who they were - the Joy Scouts.
• P-FLAG: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

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Glossary edit see section history

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. David Levithan (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Lambda Literary Award (2003: Children/Young Adult)
• BCCB Blue Ribbon Book Award
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
• ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3562.E922175 B69 2003
• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Friendship › Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Emotions & Feelings › Fiction
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Homosexuality › Fiction
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
• Books › Gay & Lesbian › Literature & Fiction › Fiction › Gay

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