Konigsberg’s latest ( Out Of the Pocket, 2008) might sound like fluff, but it actually works as a complicated, poignant story of a teenage boy trying on a new skin. He hangs out with the jocks, playing soccer and football, and gets exactly what he wants-until he starts to fall for one of his new best straight friends. There for his junior year, Rafe cloaks his gayness in order to be just like one of the other guys. On the outside, Rafe seems fine, but on the inside, he’s looking for change, which comes with the opportunity to reinvent himself at the prestigious Natick Academy in Massachusetts. His parents and community are totally supportive, and his mom is president of his Boulder-area chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Going back into the closet isn’t as easy as it seems.Ĭoloradan Rafe Goldberg has always been the token gay kid.
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