Beau Lee The Bomb & Me

<p>When Beau transferred to our school. I thought: Good; fresh meat. Because I knew he would be tormented the entire time he was at Baboon High. Like I am. All day. . .every day.</p><p> <br></p><p><strong>Growing up is a trip. . .</strong></p><p> <br></p><p>In high school there are few worse crimes than being smart or fat. Lucky me I'm both. But when Beau Gales blows in to town it takes about two minutes for the jackasses at our Seattle school to figure out he's gay and that makes him an even bigger target. Have you ever heard the saying: 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'? There's something to that.</p><p> <br></p><p>When the bullying gets violent and Beau decides to run away to San Francisco to ask his Uncle Frankie for advice we all go. Beau me Leonie (designated class slut) and a scruffy rescue dog called The Bomb--a tribe of misfits crammed into my mom's minivan. Throw in a detour to the Twilight town of Forks armed robbery cool record shops confessions breakups and makeups and you have the kind of journey that can change the way you look at the whole world--and yourself.</p><p> <br></p><p> A warm funny bitterly wise portrayal of the impulsivity and vulnerability of adolescence. If you've been one of the 'weird' kids if you've felt like nothing and everything all at once if best-friendship is your medicine and snark is your armor you'll get it. --Lindy West writer for jezebel.com </p><p> <br></p>