Jack of Hearts (and other parts)
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4.2 • 27 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Riverdale meets Love, Simon in this modern, fresh, YA debut about an unapologetically queer teen working to uncover a blackmailer threatening him back into the closet.
Jack has a lot of sex--and he's not ashamed of it. While he's sometimes ostracized, and gossip constantly rages about his sex life, Jack always believes that "it could be worse."
But then, the worse unexpectedly strikes: When Jack starts writing a teen sex advice column for an online site, he begins to receive creepy and threatening love letters that attempt to force Jack to curb his sexuality and personality. Now it's up to Jack and his best friends to uncover the stalker--before their love becomes dangerous.
Ground-breaking and page-turning, Jack of Hearts (and other parts) celebrates the freedom to be oneself, especially in the face of adversity.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Being gay and out, given to wearing eye makeup, and having a pretty active sex life although not nearly as active as the rumor mill insinuates means that Jack is already pretty well-known at his New York high school. But when he starts writing a personal, detailed, and sex-positive advice column for his friend Jenna's blog, his public profile rises, and attention from his secret admirer turns increasingly controlling and threatening. The principal refuses to take action, blaming the situation on Jack's being provocative, so Jack, Jenna, and their friend Ben decide to find the stalker themselves. The forced stalker plot and its outcome disappoint, but Rosen (The Memory Wall) creates memorable protagonists and brings a fresh, frank voice to his YA debut. The ethnically diverse, authentic characters model multiple approaches to being gay and being sexually active (or not), and though the affluent private-school milieu seems a little made for TV, Jack's efforts as a high school Dan Savage feel genuinely helpful and important. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
To Jack of hearts…
Well written, characterization three-dimensional, believable, and authentic story telling. The narrator is sharp in his opinions, though not necessarily flawless in dealing with the semi-darkness that came in his life. The subject matter in it are pretty frank but not gratuitous. One would say this is for sixteen and over, depends on the teens. Still recommended.