SuitabookBoy minus girl
Richard Allen Uhlig
- Reading
- You could read alongside your teenager and pause when Les makes assumptions about what a girl wants. Invite them to consider how he might check those assumptions respectfully.
- Themes
- Idealisation and seeing others clearly: Les sees a girl as amazing and perfect and hopes to win her over. The book takes a critical view of this.
- Responsibility and friendship: Les learns lessons from his parents and friendships, including with a lesbian classmate. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- Les’s longing to attract a girl includes wanting to learn how to talk to and kiss her; the story is described as bawdy. Consider whether that awkward romantic material suits your reader.