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I can’t even think straight

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Kai is going into a new school year with some big decisions to make: when to come out as gay, what he wants to do in life and who he wants to date. Is it any wonder he can’t think straight? Best friends Matt and Kai made a promise to each other to stay in the closet. Matt isn’t ready to come out, but Kai wants nothing more than to write his own story. He decides it’s time to break his promise and show his true self to the world. Now out and proud, Kai starts dating super-hot Obi, but it’s far from smooth sailing. Is love closer to home than Kai realises?

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ISBN: 9781444960969 Category: Young Adult Tags: Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Self-awareness & self-esteem, Children's / Teenage: Poetry
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Big decisions and messy relationships. It's all part of life for Kai. A must-read queer coming of age story for fans of Sarah Crossan and Sex Education, written in verse by Stonewall-Award-winning, Carnegie-shortlisted author Dean Atta.

Kai is going into a new school year with some big decisions to make: when to come out as gay, what he wants to do in life and who he wants to date. Is it any wonder he can't think straight?

Best friends Matt and Kai made a promise to each other to stay in the closet. Matt isn't ready to come out, but Kai wants nothing more than to write his own story. He decides it's time to break his promise and show his true self to the world.

Now out and proud, Kai starts dating super-hot Obi, but it's far from smooth sailing. Is love closer to home than Kai realises?

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Weight 0.297 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3 cm
Author

Atta, Dean

Publisher

Hodder Children's Books

Imprint

Hodder Children's Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

354

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Young Adult / Code: C

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