Summary:
It's summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy Larson can't be herself anywhere. Not at her strict Christian high school, not at her conservative Orange County church and certainly not at home, where her ultrareligious aunt relentlessly organizes antigay political campaigns. Tammy's only outlet is writing secret letters in her diary to gay civil rights activist Harvey Milk...until she's matched with a real-life pen pal who changes everything.
Sharon Hawkins bonds with Tammy over punk music and carefully shared secrets, and soon their letters become the one place she can be honest. The rest of her life in San Francisco is full of lies. The kind she tells for others-like helping her gay brother hide the truth from their mom-and the kind she tells herself. But as antigay fervor in America reaches a frightening new pitch, Sharon and Tammy must rely on their long-distance friendship to discover their deeply personal truths, what they'll stand for...and who they'll rise against.
My Thoughts:
I saw this at a bookstore and immediately ordered it from the library. I'm so glad I did. Tammy and Sharon are such well built characters, and so is Sharon's brother. I love the formatting of the book as well, although at first it was kind of confusing.
While I don't have anyone throwing antigay campaigns, I know what it's like to have a conservative family, go to a Christian school, and have to pretend I'm someone that I'm not. So it was really nice being able to finally relate to a main character in a book.
Tammy ends up running away to Sharon after her family finds out that she's gay. Sharon comes to terms that she's bisexual and in love with Tammy.
This was my first LGBT-centered book I have read, and I absolutely loved it.
My Rating: 5 stars
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