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So Hard to Say

So Hard to Say

by Alex Sanchez (Author)

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    Hardcover 2005

    $6.92
Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Xio, a Mexican American girl, and Frederick, who has just moved to California from Wisconsin, quickly become close friends, but when Xio starts thinking of Frederick as her boyfriend, he must confront his feelings of confusion and face the fear that he might be gay.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 240
 Edition: New title
 Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 21 Jan 2005
ISBN 10: 0689865643
ISBN 13: 9780689865640

Media Reviews
Jacqueline Woodson Author of Locomotion So Hard to Say is funny and clever and heartbreaking and, ultimately, healing. Alex Sanchez takes the reader right up into the face of his characters and makes you feel all the angst of eighth grade again. I found myself cheering for Xio and Frederick and for all the cool and crazy kids in their world. I found myself wanting to meet them again in their grown-up futures! Isn't that wild?
James Howe Author of The Misfits What strikes me most about So Hard to Say is the way the author respects the complexity of his young characters' lives and feelings. Frederick and Xio do not run away from the difficult questions their friendship poses -- questions about love, attraction, popularity, honesty, and identity. Bravo to Alex Sanchez for this tightly crafted and heartfelt novel. Its readers will recognize in its sympathetic characters the boy who sits next to them in class, the girl who lives down the street, and, just possibly, themselves.
Eric Marcus Author of What If Someone I Know Is Gay? Alex Sanchez writes about the kinds of kids who write to me about their real-life problems as they struggle with their sexuality and each other. In So Hard to Say he expertly captures Frederick and Xio's thoughts, emotions, and language and conveys them with such perfect pitch that you feel like you're right there with these two young people as they talk to you about their innermost feelings and thoughts.