Ray Liu knows he should be happy. He lives in a big suburban house with all the latest electronic gadgets, and even finds plenty of time to indulge in his love of gaming. He needs the escape. It’s tough getting grades that will please his army veteran father, when speaking English is still a struggle. And he can’t quite connect with his gang at high school — immigrants like himself but who seem to have adjusted to North American life more easily. Then comes his father accesses Ray’s internet account, and discovers Ray has been cruising gay websites. Before Ray knows what has hit him, his belongings have been thrown on the front lawn, and he has been kicked out. Angry, defiant, Ray heads to downtown Toronto. In short order he is robbed, beaten up and seduced, and he learns the hard realities of life on the street. Could he really sell himself for sex? Lots of people use their bodies to make money — athletes, actors, models, pop singers. If no one gets hurt, why should anyone care?
Money Boy
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• A Stonewall Honor Book, 2012
• "Yee’s sophisticated juxtaposition of immigrant narratives with questions of sexual identity is compelling and poignant." — School Library Journal
• "Yee’s latest offers insight into the city’s immigrant-Chinese and gay communities…sure to invite both thought and discussion." — Booklist
• "Paul Yee's novel is a valuable intervention into the representation of gay and lesbian experience in the young adult genre." — CM Magazine
• "Yee’s sophisticated juxtaposition of immigrant narratives with questions of sexual identity is compelling and poignant." — School Library Journal
• "Yee’s latest offers insight into the city’s immigrant-Chinese and gay communities…sure to invite both thought and discussion." — Booklist
• "Paul Yee's novel is a valuable intervention into the representation of gay and lesbian experience in the young adult genre." — CM Magazine
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Paul Yee is an award-winning writer. He lives in Toronto.
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By Luchino
Format:Hardcover
This book is about an 18 year old who is thrown out of his house when his father realizes that he (the teen) has been going to gay web sites on his home computer. This is a realistic problem. There are so many teen runaways in urban areas and a lot of them are gay or lesbian teens. In the instance of this book, the adolescent is Chinese, from an immigrant family, residing in Toronto. The descriptions of Toronto neighborhoods seem realistic. What I liked best about this book is that it was not saccharine at all. There were elements of realism that were, to me, very satisfying. You didn't have the feeling that Disney was going to option this book and make it even more sunny (it is not sunny in the least). It reminded me of John Donovan YA fiction of the 1960's and '70's. One aspect of the boy's personality....which may or may not be a plus, depending on how you see it, is that he is involved in the world of on-line fantasy combat games.
By KLH
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed reading "Money Boy". I happened to stumble upon it at my local library here in Texas. As a Canadian living in Texas I thought it would be nice to read a story that takes place back in Canada. When I saw the character ends up on the streets I knew this would be a book I would enjoy. I'm a sucker for novels involving the homeless as I'm a former shelter worker. The story did not disappoint! It unfolds quickly and doesn't lose it's pace. It was nice to see the perspective of a Chinese youth who moves to Canada, his struggle to be himself, to live up to the demands of his Father, to belong in a new Country. I loved the whole story. When I read the very last page of the book I literally burst into tears. So good!
