It's a story of salvation." - The New York Times Book Review "Konigsberg's lovely novel invites us to walk with Rafe through his season of assumed identity and his costly emergence into honesty. Read this book." - Chris Crutcher, author of Deadline, Whale Talk, and Period 8 Openly Straight is smart, funny, and unflinching. "Bill Konigsberg hands a great high concept to a really compelling narrator and presents us with a terrific read. "For anybody who ever wished they could be someone else (and who hasn't?), Openly Straight provides a fun and intriguing, twisting-and-turning romp through sexuality, identity, friendship, and love." - Alex Sanchez, author of Rainbow Boys and Boyfriends with Girlfriends "Funny, unexpected, peppered with terrific dialogue - and best of all, achingly honest." - Ned Vizzini, author of It's Kind of a Funny Story and House of Secrets
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Winner of the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor Not surprisingly, Bill Konigsberg pulls it off wonderfully in Honestly Ben." - Brent Hartinger, author of Geography Club and Three Truths and a Lie "It's hard to write a good sequel, keeping what people loved about the first book, but adding something fresh and new. A teenager with any question about the right way to live couldn't ask for a better read." - Geoff Herbach, author of Anything You Want and Stupid Fast " Honestly Ben is funny, complex, joyful, heartbreaking, and exceedingly wise all at once. The result is a refreshingly honest exploration of modern relationships and an understanding that love can take many shapes and forms.” - Publishers Weekly, starred review the world’s expectations and assumptions. * “Konigsberg again realistically explores what happens when one’s self butts up against. Equal parts serious and funny as it addresses homophobia, hazing rituals, and cheating while also delighting readers with a slice-of-life tale set at a private academy." - School Library Journal, starred review * "Well-rounded characters take readers from serious, thoughtful discussions to typical teen pranks with ease. Extremely well written, this novel of ideas is deeply satisfying and as honest as its appealing protagonist." - Booklist, starred review * "Konigsberg has again done a remarkable job developing characters and inviting readers to consider the meaning of friendship with all its rewards and challenges. But also touching! And absolutely necessary." - Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why and What Light "To characterize Honestly Ben (even though labeling feels so wrong after reading this book), I would first call it hilarious.
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