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Tommy Stands Tall

✍ Scribed by Velásquez, Gloria

Book ID: 108656977
Publisher: Arte Público Press
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Weight: 470 KB
Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781558857780

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✦ Synopsis

Tommy is excited to finally be a senior at Roosevelt High School. There was a time when he thought he'd never graduate, especially after he tried to kill himself to avoid dealing with his sexual orientation. But with the help of his friends, he has accepted who he is, come out to his family and friends and is preparing for college next year.

But when Albert, a new student at Roosevelt High, is beaten so badly he winds up in the emergency room, Tommy can't help but wonder if he was attacked because he's gay. Soon, rumors about Albert are reverberating down the school's hallways, and Tommy fears Albert might seek the same solution he himself did two years before. Tommy visits Ms. Martinez, the counselor who helped him come to terms with his sexuality, who reminds him about his idea to start a Gay Straight Alliance Club at Roosevelt High. Suddenly, he realizes how he can help Albert.

In spite of being busy with school, his job at the local theater and tutoring a young...

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