02747cam a2200493 i 4500 1165063112 TxAuBib 20230711120000.0 220624t20232020||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022915226 9781529509496 hbk. 1529509491 hbk. 9781536228892 1536228893 (OCoLC)1331706599 YDX eng rda YDX BDX ATNSH UKMGB ORX EZG LJW AUNTL NYP JCX ILC HRF RNL OCLCF VP@ UAH UOK TxAuBib rda Ness, Patrick, 1971- Losing it. Different for boys / Patrick Ness ; illustrated by Tea Bendix. First U.S. edition. Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books US a division of Candlewick Press, 2023. text: ©2023. illustrations: ©2020. 97 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "First published in Losing It, edited by Keith Gray (London: Andersen Press, 2010) ..." -- verso. Anthony "Ant" Stevenson isn't sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren't always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of all kinds feel complicated, even with Ant's oldest friends. There's Charlie, who's both virulently homophobic and in a secret physical relationship with Ant. Then there's drama kid Jack, who may be gay and has become the target of Charlie's rage. And, of course, there's big, beautiful Freddie, who wants Ant to ditch soccer, Charlie's sport, and try out for the rugby team instead. Ant's story of loneliness and intimacy, of unexpected support and heart-ripping betrayal, is told forthrightly with tongue-in-cheek black-bar redactions over the language that teenagers would actually use if, you know, they weren't in a story. Award-winning author Patrick Ness explores teen sexuality, friendship, and romance with a deft hand in this structurally daring, illustrated short novel. 20230711. First sexual experiences Fiction. Gay teenagers Fiction. Friendship Juvenile fiction. High school students Fiction. Coming out (Sexual orientation) Fiction. Love Fiction. Gay fiction. Bendix, Tea, illustrator. TXKIP