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Keeping You a Secret Library Binding – May 4, 2005

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National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters delivers a moving, classic love story between two girls.

With a steady boyfriend, the position of Student Council President, and a chance to go to an Ivy League college, high school life is just fine for Holland Jaeger. At least, it seems to be.

But when Cece Goddard comes to school, everything changes. Cece and Holland have undeniable feelings for each other, but how will others react to their developing relationship?

This moving love story is for fans of Nancy Garden's classic young adult coming out novel, Annie on My Mind. With her characteristic humor and breezy style, Peters has captured the compelling emotions of young love.

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12 - 17 years
Print length

250 pages
Language

English
Lexile measure

0460
Dimensions

5.1 x 0.9 x 8 inches
Publisher

Turtleback Books
Publication date

May 4, 2005
ISBN-10

0756973260
ISBN-13

978-0756973261
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Turtleback Books (May 4, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Library Binding ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0756973260
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0756973261
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 0460
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.9 x 8 inches

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For the last 20+ years, I've been writing books for young readers. My YA novel, Luna, the story of a transgender teen beginning her transition from male to female, was a National Book Award finalist and an American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults. (Thank you award committee members.) My other books about gender queer youth include Keeping You a Secret, Far from Xanadu (retitled, Pretend You Love Me), Between Mom and Jo, grl2grl: short fictions, Rage: A Love Story, She Loves You, She Loves You Not..., It's Our Prom (So Deal With It), and my newest book scheduled for 2014, The Double Life of Swanee Durbin. Also check out my book about bullycide, By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead.

I'm a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, PEN America, the Authors Guild, and the Colorado Authors' League. I live with my partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado. (We're celebrating our 38th anniversary this year.

More information about me and my books can be found on my Web site: www.JulieAnnePeters.com

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Kenney Vaughan

This was a great coming out story.

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024

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I'm so glad that the main character found love and came in terms with her sexuality at the end of the story. Anyone doubting who they are should read this book and draw strength from it.

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This is a must read for teens!

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2014

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This is a book that produced two conflicting emotions as I read it. I didn't want to put it down because it was so well written and captivating but at the same time I dreaded turning the pages because there was so much pain and sorrow. This is an excellent read especially for teens but also for the greater reading public. No one really takes into account the pain they may cause to others simply by utilizing hateful language about one's sexuality. The sad thing is that teens can be especially unforgiving and brutal with respect to their peers who don't quite fit what's perceived as the norm. Unfortunately, the book feels chillingly real in its narrative; despite the progress which has been made people are still being discriminated, segregated, humiliated and worse, led to commit suicide or otherwise hurt themselves due to their sexuality. The most chilling part of this book for me was the reaction of some of the parents in this book. How can you possibly "kill" your child like that is really beyond me, especially when your child is so confused, bewildered by all these new feelings and needs ALL the support and love it could possibly have.

My heartiest congratulations to the writer for creating this authentic, heart-felt story. A well deserved 5 stars.

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Jen Bunny Bear

Realizing you have something to "come out" about

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020

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“Cut the ending. Revise the script. The man of her dreams is a girl.”

“But that wasn’t what was stopping me from acting on my feelings. It was the intensity of them. The desire for her. I knew if I gave into it, I’d have to surrender myself completely. I’d lose all control.”

They got it wrong when they called it “the closet.” This was a prison. Solitary confinement. I was locked inside, inside myself, dark and afraid and alone.
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Seriously, how incredible is a book that has a simplistically poetic yet still with such titillating complexities as a line like that—how could this book be anything but incredible!!!

An emotional & entertaining story with characters that become so authentic they truly become like real people in your mind & a riveting plot lines that draws you in so effortlessly & subtly without you even noticing.

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I found it to be compelling, relatable, and entirely realistic.

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2012

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I personally loved Keeping You a Secret, and found it to be a reasonable depiction of a teenage girl coming to grips with her sexuality, dealing with family/school, and falling in love. Maybe it's just because I live in the Bible Belt, but I didn't think that Holland's mom and friends' reactions to her coming out were unrealistic. Though coming out will obviously not play out like this for every lgbt teen, it does happen to a sizable minority, hence the higher homelessness/displacement rates among lgbt teens. And whether or not you think CeCe & Holland have a healthy relationship, I think it's a pretty accurate description of what teen romances tend towards, especially when you consider that CeCe is the first person whom Holland feels this way towards. There are plenty of teenage couples who are convinced that they will be together forever, but who realistically will end up breaking up (actually, this holds true for relationships between people of all ages--have you seen the divorce statistics recently?). As for the people criticizing Holland's decision not to go to Stanford, I think that is the most shallow reason you could possibly not like the book. I know that we all have this beautiful picture in our head that everyone who is talented enough can get whatever financial aid they need to go to any college they can get into, but as a current college student, I can comfortably say that this is not anywhere near reality. In addition, going to an Ivy league school was always something Holland's mom wanted, but that Holland felt pretty lukewarm on. And considering that Holland had no idea what she wanted to do with her life (which, I'd like to add, is once again pretty common in eighteen year olds) but was leaning towards art or elementary education or something along those lines, she hardly needed an Ivy League education.

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Liv

Quick, cute read.

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024

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The good thing about this book was that it was a quick read.
At 250 pages or so it was pretty fast paced and you can probably let finish it in a day.
The biggest problem I had was that the writing itself felt very young to me. Punctuation, style and flow was off. I found myself feeling confused who was talking or if things were being said out loud. I guess this could have been fixed in the editing process, but it seems the first draft made it directly to the printer.
There were also gaps in time without much explanation of how long this whole ordeal was taking place although we get enough to figure just after winter break and before prom. The book could have been more descriptive and developmental, adding to the storyline and building the characters more.
While I could personally identify with some of the feelings of the MC the story seemed a little childish because there wasn't enough of a relationship build between the MC and her "love" interest. The relationship seemed obsessed on both parts although, I guess that's how my relationships seemed when I was that age (back in 2007), but then again I didn't know any better.
The book itself isn't terrible, but I just wanted more from both the authors writing and from the characters. We got some good background on the MC and she was rather an interesting person with some goals, art talent, and a strong love for her youngest sister. I needed more to understand why she was so drawn to CeCe. What made her special. Why was she drawn to her besides the spark she felt when looking at her?

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Reviewed in Brazil on March 6, 2022

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o conteúdo em si foi bastante fraco, mas o livro (que eu comprei de um sebo) veio em perfeito estado, ótimas condições, embalado e tudo

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Deepashrias

Loved it..

Reviewed in India on September 4, 2023

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The story is very interesting.... It's nice and loved it.... The story revolves around two girls..

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Clean book

Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2020

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I haven't read it yet but it's fresh

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Reviewed in France on May 25, 2017

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Keeping you a secret est un livre sur le coming out et l’acception qui révèle avoir une atmosphère assez lourde du milieu du livre jusqu'à la presque toute fin.
Néanmoins, si vous cherchez un livre honnête sur ses sentiments, pure et touchant, tout en gardant une dimension réaliste, ce livre est fait pour vous, son histoire est absorbante (je l'ai lu en une demi journée sans pouvoir en décrocher) et voir la naissance et l'évolution des pensées que porte Holland pour Cece parle à notre cœur.
Je recommande à tous ceux prévenu de l'atmosphère pesante que prend le livre (qui se dirige vers une happy end, sans melodrama entre)
PS: Il faut évidement lire l'anglais.

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