Thursday, November 18, 2010

Are you FABULOUS?


Are you fabulous? If you're Tiny Cooper, you have no doubt you are and that you need to spread it around. His plan? To write, produce, and star in a play for his high school that announces his own trials and finally his acceptance with his homosexual love life. Not something normally attempted by a high schooler? Well, that's because there's only one student as fabulous and self-aware as Tiny Cooper. However, there are two students named Will Grayson. Will 1 is Tiny's best friend, a heterosexual who has a difficult time relating to others and expressing his emotions. Will 2 is a love interest who has a difficult time relating to others and expressing his own emotions. The parallels drawn are an important message reminding us that no matter who we are, it's a safe bet that we have all struggled to become aware and accepting of our own unique characteristics that really do make us all fabulous.

John Green and David Levithan do a wonderful job of merging their humorous writing styles to create a tale that is both appealing and relevant to teens. Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a read I quickly became engrossed in and as I laughed at the conversations between characters, I also grasped that importance and seriousness of the situations they experienced. By the end of the story you'll realize that you have some fabulous to spread around as well.

Also available on disc and as a Playaway.

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