Love drugged james klise if you could change who you are, would you. Fifteenyearold jamie bates has a simple strategy for surviving. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Klise spoke at the andersons ya conference i attended, and he was told by his editor that the story was funny. Love drugged is a wellpaced book and one that almost feels straight out of the headlines. Covici, with his inspirational messages, presumably acts as an authorial voice within the text the author, who is gay, is a highschool librarian, but he is such a forced insertion as to feel unnatural. To put this bluntly, i chose to read the book love drugged by james klise because 1. Love drugged by james klise bookshelf this is no didactic nearfuture warning of present evils, but a cinematic adventure featuring endearing, compelling heroes. Fifteenyearold jamie bates has a simple strategy for surviving high school. Fifteenyear old jamie bates has a failsafe strategy for surviving high school. His most recent book, the art of secrets, won the 2015 edgar award from the mystery writers of america. Its a touching and realistic look at what it feels like to be differentand the lengths we go to fit in.
Love drugged has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. James klise is the author of two awardwinning novels for teens. Love drugged by james klise if you could change who you are, would you. Download read love drugged 2010 by james klise in pdf. I thought the cover was cute, and two, it seemed interesting to read about and step into the life of a gay fifteenyearold whod do just about anything to become straight but come out of the closet. Love drugged by james klise overdrive rakuten overdrive. The story follows fifteen year old jamie bates, a high school student who is desperate to conceal his biggest secret that he is gay. Love drugged, by james klise this book, by my friend james klise, was the first that jumped to mind when i tackled this topic. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Interview with james klise created by book chic club view on book chic club share. James klise author biography, plus links to books by james. James klise chicago, il is a high school librarian and adviser for the student literary journal, book club, and the gaystraight alliance.
One pill makes you larger, the other makes you straight. This is both the tag line and the central theme to james klise s debut novel, love drugged flux. Love drugged was my first book, but i wrote fiction for a long time before that novel was published. James klise is the author of love drugged, a novel about a closeted gay teenager who discovers an experimental drug that he hopes will change him. For me, the edgiest part of writing the book had to do with handling the narrators thoughts. For jamie, a freshman in high school who just wants to blend in, this possibility seems like the answer to his prayers. Click to read more about love drugged by james klise. Fifteenyearold jamie is dismayed by his attraction to boys, and when a beautiful girl shows an interest in him, he is all the more intrigued by her fathers work developing a drug called rehomoline. Love drugged is written by james klise, who runs the northtown.
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Love drugged by james klise book cover, description, publication history. But like any good book, love drugged is much more than what its about. So when a classmate discovers the truth, a terrified jamie decides its time to change. Love drugged by james klise 2010, paperback for sale. Buy love drugged book online at best prices in india on. But when a classmate discovers the truth, a terrified jamie does. Read love drugged by james klise available from rakuten kobo. Love drugged is about a chicago teenager named jamie bates.
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