Happy Endings Are All Alike: A Novel (Alyson Classics Library) [Paperback]

Sandra Scoppettone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000 | Series: Alyson Classics Library

Small town prejudices emerge when a love affair between two teenage girls is revealed.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books; 1st Alyson Classics library ed edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555835112
• ISBN-13: 978-1555835118
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,594,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two Teenage Girls in Love, September 30, 2003

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renaynay "renaynay" (Tallahassee, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy Endings Are All Alike: A Novel (Alyson Classics Library) (Paperback)

Two teenage girls in love deal with their sexuality and society's perceptions of their love in this novel. It's funny how this book was written years ago, and yet the same incidents could happen now. Jaret and Peggy were very engaging. Their love was realistic and showed in the pages of the book. So honest was this book that I found myself holding my breath during the attack. No one should be victimized like that, no matter what her sexual orientation is. This book just points out the injustices gays face with every day.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Summery, April 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Happy Endings Are All Alike: A Novel (Alyson Classics Library) (Paperback)

It's about 2 young high school students who through a serious of events fall in love and start dating. They keep their relationship hidden but soon they are discovered and they try to deal with all the negative consequences of being gay in a hostile town.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written..., May 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Happy Endings Are All Alike: A Novel (Alyson Classics Library) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting to read a book about teens that doesn't conform to the usual stereotypes of boy meets girl, etc. Not only that, it was also very powerful in terms of expressing the emotions that the characters felt. This is definitely one of my favourite books and I think that teens regardless of their sexuality (I'm straight) should try and read it at some point or other.