Book 3

Title: My Heartbeat

Author: Garret Freymann-Weyr

Pages: 154

A.R. Points: 5

Grade:100/100

Date Finished: October 24, 2009

Publication: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (April 29, 2002)

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Favorite Characters:
1. Ellen
2. Link
3. James

Feelings when finished: I loved this book so much! It only took me two days to read it. I loved Ellen's relationship with her brother Link and her crush, later boyfriend, James. I was so mad at Link's dad for not accepting his son might just be gay. However, I loved how innocent Ellen was in trying to help her brother and James.

Other books by author:
1. After the Moment
2. When I was older

Plot: A fourteen-year-old girl who discovers that her brother and his best friend, James, who she has been in love with for years, are a gay couple.

Reading Response Questions:

1.What character do you like least? Why?
Link and Ellen's father for being so dense on his son's obvious sexuality. If Link or Ellen, for that matter, was gay so what? There is nothing wrong with being gay or bisexual.

2.How have you changed after reading this book?
My thoughts on the parents who deny their children the freedom to be what they want has definitely grown stronger.

3.What makes you wonder in this book?
How can you not know your child is gay.