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The Arizona Kid

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Entwined in the story of summer love is a tale of the young man coming-of-age and an illustration of how we are all human. Billy travels from Missouri to there is on the to spend the summer with his uncle. His plan is to get some practical experience working with animals that would provide him with a big step toward fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian. When he first arrives he has no idea that his career plans will change, he will fall in love with a beautiful girl named Cara Mae, or that his gay uncle, Wes, will turn out to be the only person who can give him honest answers about life and love. Billy's story leaves the reader with no pat answers. But, then again, nobody has ever found truely pat answers for growing up. The novel provides points of departure for discussion with young adults about life, love, and themselves. It isn't a book that make every reader happy, but it can leave readers satisfied that life has more than one option.

In this story, Ron Koertge has managed to consider several "difficult" topics, without either overwhelming, alienating, or boring the reader: quite an accomplishment! I would recommend it to anyone, teenagers and adults alike.

This book is hilarious. The jokes, dialogue, and plot always kept me reading. I read it in one sitting and laughed so hard. I would recomend this book to anyone with a sense of humor.

I'm not much of a writer, so I will keep this brief. I read this book when I was a teen, and it really did give me a new outlook on the way I perceived the world. At the time, I was living in a pretty small bubble in my hokey midwest town, and being a gay youth didn't give many options for acceptance or education. This book gave me a perspective on many topics that I am sure face teens today; it really touches on everything - not just gay specific topics. In fact, the book rarely touches on that - no more so than an average teen may experience in his/her youth. I found the writer to be perceptive and illustrative without being vulgar or corny - which I guess is what kept me reading.

Overall, this book is a great 'coming of age' novel for young readers. I bought this book so that, when I have children, they will be able to know that the world isn't just what they see on 'reality tv' - that there are real issues to face, and real decisions to be made in life. I am sure that even adult readers can find a significant portion to relate to in this story.

I'm reading this for the 2nd time, and it's just as nice as when I read it the first time. I wish it was longer.

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