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Boy Meets Boy is super delightful, with a funny narrator, likable characters, and the kind of daily drama to which most high-schoolers can relate. In order to show an ideal world of LGBT acceptance, Levithan took a standard young adult lit storyline and sprinkled it with magical realism. These moments may make you go, "Huh?" at first, but after a couple of instances of cheerleaders riding Harleys around the gym and the school quarterback freely walking the halls in a push-up bra and white pleather miniskirt, you'll get used to them.
Plus the book is short, which means you can easily tear through it in a day. The only thing that could make Boy Meets Boy slightly difficult is if you're not well-versed in American pop culture, since it's chock-full of references.