This is a bighearted, sprawling epic about friendship and love and the revolutionary act of living life to the fullest in the face of impossible odds. He’ll never be who his conservative parents want him to be, so he rebels by documenting the AIDS crisis through his photographs.Īs Reza and Art grow closer, Reza struggles to find a way out of his deception that won’t break Judy’s heart - and destroy the most meaningful friendship he’s ever known. Judy has never imagined finding romance.until she falls for Reza and they start dating.Īrt is Judy’s best friend, their school’s only out and proud teen.
This story is affecting, thought-provoking, and. Judy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle Stephen, a gay man with AIDS who devotes his time to activism as a member of ACT UP. Abdi Nazemians incredibly moving, heartfelt Like A Love Story so accurately captures what it was like to come to terms with your sexuality during the early days of the AIDS crisis. Like a Love Story is a wonderful coming of age story about finding oneself, finding purpose, and finding love. Published: 2019 ISBN: 9780062839381 Genre(s): Historical Fiction (1990’s), OwnVoices Reading Level: 13+ (Publishers Weekly Publisher), 15+ (Common Sense Media) Awards/Honors: Stonewall Honor Book Plot: This book follows three teens living in New York City during the 1990s. Reza knows he’s gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media’s images of men dying of AIDS. He’s terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself.
Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. Like a Love Story Paperback by Abdi Nazemian (Author) 519 ratings Kindle Edition 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Library binding 28.60 1 New from 28.60 Paperback 13.37 14 Used from 13.32 13 New from 13.37 Audio CD 53.06 1 New from 53. It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing.
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