![]() ![]() Since several of my teachers, many of my parents' work colleagues, and three of my best friends in college were gay, I had never really thought about homosexuality as something other than a fact, albeit one with its own history, culture and struggle. I had set out to write a novel of loyalty and betrayal, to examine how little we know the people we love. ![]() It was recognized mainly for it's brave exploration of homosexuality and how it impacts our three protagonists, which is interesting, because that is not what Freymann-Weyr set out to do. My Heartbeat won the Printz Award, which is a pretty impressive feat. And as she struggles to understand her old brother and his hang-ups about his own sexual orientation, she taps into her own burgeoning sexuality, too. Published in 2002, being gay in My Heartbeat is far more complicated and high stakes than Ellen initially realizes. We're talking crushes, virginity, the stakes of being gay, what it even means to be gay, and more. Welcome to the McConnell household.Īs you might've guessed, My Heartbeat, by Garret Freymann-Weyr, explores teenage sexuality in some pretty major ways. No, wait-James is her brother's boyfriend. How's this for a hot mess: Ellen's in love with her older brother's best friend, James. ![]()
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