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The Trouble with "Rainbow Boys"
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Crisp, Thomas – Children's Literature in Education, 2008
Few pieces of GLBTQ fiction have received the popular and scholarly acclaim awarded to Alex Sanchez's "Rainbow Boys" series. Although "problem novels" are rarely taken seriously as literature, the books--the first novel in particular--have joined the few pieces of GLBTQ literature incorporated into educational discourse and curriculum. In this…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Homosexuality, Novels, Males