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Adonis is a jock. He's on the football team and he's dating one of the prettiest girls in school. Alan is the new kid. He wears lipstick and joins the Fashion Club. Soon enough the football team is out to get him. Adonis is glad to go along with his teammates . . . until they come up with a dangerous plan to humiliate Alan. Now Adonis must decide whether he wants to be a guy who follows the herd or a man who does what's right.

From critically acclaimed author Paul Volponi comes this discussable and finely wrought story of bullies, victims, and the bystanders caught in between.

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7 - 12
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810L
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5.73 x 0.99 x 8.57 inches
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Viking Books for Young Readers
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June 9, 2011
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0670012149
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Paul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Mr. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr. Volponi lives in New York City.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; 0 edition (June 9, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670012149
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670012145
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 18 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 810L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.73 x 0.99 x 8.57 inches

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- #224 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Peer Pressure
- #256 in Teen & Young Adult Football Fiction
- #858 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Bullying (Books)

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John Wetterholt

God but not great treatment of a front-burner topic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 23, 2011

How do you respond when a clearly different student transfers to your school and makes friends with your sister...when your own friends are prone to bully a ridicule the new kid? That is the question faced by high school football player Adonis when he meets Alan, a cross-dresser who becomes not only president of the fashion club but the target of unrelenting scorn from Adonis' teammates and father.

Overall I found the book to be quite enjoyable, with a message the aches to be explored and expressed. Part of the way through I was starting to wonder how the absolutely necessary character development would be worked in, given Volponi's rather spare, almost Hemingway-esque treatment of character and plot, but as Adonis started to "come around" and move away from his friends' plan to attack Alan (really there's no better word), I gained more and more respect for Adonis and his fortitude, despite his later self-criticism of believing he should have done more sooner.

Alan, I think, could have been portrayed a little more vividly. Perhaps it was Volponi's desire to present him in somewhat muted tones so as not to have him appear stereotypically flamboyant, but given his morph into dress-wearing Alana, I feel the story could have absorbed a bit more flash in his personality. He was delightfully dry and sardonic when such was called for; more needed to be done to make him truly notable. Some of Adonis' friends were a little too close to the familiar jock types from Central Casting, but considering the author's focus on Adonis' mind and heart I can forgive a little cardboard. Adonis' own self-image issues were a nice subplot, and the muffed play at the end of the football game was totally appropriate.

Clearly this book was a step outside the comfort zone for the author, and one that is more than adequate to the task. After years of writing dialogue for Harlem toughs, creating an authentic gay character was a challenge, and he got a lot of things right. But ultimately the kickoff was not run back for a touchdown.

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Adonis is a popular football player with an attractive girlfriend. That's what he considers normal - until he meets Alan. Alan is the new kid, and it is obvious from the start that he is different.

It turns out that Alan is popular with the girls but in a different way. He has a keen interest in fashion and all things feminine. When Adonis's sister and all of her friends create an official high school Fashion Club, Alan becomes a loyal member. The girls accept him with open arms, and with their encouragement, Alan feels comfortable enough to reveal his true self.

Alan has been the victim of taunts and teasing since the day he arrived, but the harassment escalates when he shows up one morning wearing bright, red lipstick. Adonis is shocked and confused that Alan would be so bold. He observes from a distance as his fellow football players make life miserable for Alan. Life becomes a delicate balancing act for Adonis as he tries to let his guy friends think he despises Alan as much as they do, while at the same time attempting to please his girlfriend and his sister, who are staunch defenders of Alan's right to display his transgender lifestyle.

The day Alan appears at school wearing a dress, the administration makes contact with his father. Finding no support at home, Alan moves out and the girls step up to offer him a place to stay along with their continued support. Although Adonis tries to remain on neutral ground about the whole situation, he finds his feelings changing. When he learns about a plan to humiliate Alan, Adonis fears he will need to take a stand on one side or the other.

Paul Volponi's novels are always a success with my students, and CROSSING LINES is sure to be popular, too. Bullying, especially when it involves gay and transgender topics, is an increasing problem with teens today. CROSSING LINES will help those struggling with their own sexual identity and how it frequently changes relationships. The story will also help teens struggling with how to interact with fellow students whose lifestyles differ from their own. I'm very excited to have this one in my classroom collection.

Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 9, 2011

CrossingLines is a little different than the usual Paul Volponi book. Normally, we read about the inner city and how life is hard and unforgiving. This time we head to the suburbs in his latest novel and deal with the prejudices faced by a gay student.

Adonis is a football player. He's a jock. He's a great athlete and he has am image to uphold with his guy friends. Adonis is dating a girl(whose name I forgot and the book is at work!) who is also involved in the fashion club. Adonis is in love, but things get complicated when the new kid, Alan, joins the fashion club. Alan is a gender bending teen and Adonis' jock friends want nothing to do with him.

The football team hates Alan, and Adnois is caught in the middle of their little war. Does he go along with his team to hurt Alan and also destroy his relationship with his girlfriend, or does he do the right thing?

I enjoyed the book. It was something different than the usual stuff Mr. Volponi writes, though I am fond of his other books because they get my male students to read. I like the message, and think this is an important novel to read.

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