Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: Double Crush
AUTHOR: Sally Bosco
PUBLISHER: Queerteen Press
LENGTH: 83 Pages
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What would you do if you inadvertently developed crushes on both a guy and a girl while working on a summer film shoot?
That’s what happens to seventeen-year-old Piper Handy. She’s new in town and sees a poster advertising a science fiction film that’s going to be in production in her small New England town. Though interested in filmmaking, Piper’s real intent is to make friends. She’s moved around a lot, but not by her own choice, so she’s happy when her nomadic father finally concedes to settle down.
During the shoot, she becomes friendly with both Mia and Evan, who will be going to her high school in the fall. What she doesn’t anticipate is that, as she’s dealing with one disaster after another during the shoot, she develops major crushes on both of them. When both are receptive to her attentions, she has a difficult decision to make.
Will she take the more accepted path and go out with Evan? Or will she follow her heart and begin a relationship with Mia? In the process of trying to decide, Piper comes to learn some surprising lessons about herself.
REVIEW:
I picked up this book because of the location and the film production pieces. It sounded like an interesting read with some sort of sexuality questioning.
I was happy to see the town of Quahog Shoals and actually knew how to pronounce it (Co-Hog) because I grew up in New Engand. When the book begins we’re introduced to Piper Handy who has just moved with her Dad to Quahog Shoals. She is looking for a summer job and also is super interested in the sci-fi film that is going to be filmed in town. Her biggest driver though is making some friends! Her Dad is a habitual mover, and they’ve been moving every 6 months or so. This time they are here to stay for a while.
At the volunteer sign-up for the movie extras and crew, Piper meets both Mia and Evan who at first seem to be a couple. Boy do things change when she figures out she has developed a crush on both of them! Does this mean she is the L-word, she wonders?
The story is fairly light, with not a lot of drama and no sex. I thought the end was a little rushed and kind of cut off abruptly but it did have an ending. I would not recommend this book for adults as it is definitely written for a younger audience. It would be an appropriate read for an early to mid teen looking for a book which deals with questioning sexuality.
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