Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about the Grapes of Wrath

by Steven Goldman

Book Overview

Mitchell Wells may not survive eleventh grade. He really only has one friend, his best friend, David. His normally decent grade point average is in limbo due to a slightly violent, somewhat... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599902710
• ISBN13: 9781599902715
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

THIS BOOK MAKES IT EASY TO RELATE

For anyone who has ever been in high school, this book relates to a lot of issues that teenagers face while growing up. Sexual orientation is a very touchy issue, though I think that it was more of an issue in the early 80's than it is today. I do think homosexuality will probably more acceptable in future generations as our society embraces more liberal views. Other than an interesting subject matter, this book touched on a lot of young adult dilemmas, such as drinking,kissing, and "appropriate" party behavior. I felt like the characters in this book were like a lot of my high school classmates- they were the undesirables that we used to shove into lockers between classes. (Sorry!):( I could definately relate with all the high school drama. Lastly, this book is very readable and is never boring. The characters were hilarious, and in a funny way, familiar. I couldn't put it down from time I read the first 3 pages. You don't have to be a young adult to enjoy this book! Julia Rivera Villa Ridge, MO

Male point of view of adolescence-- with laughs

I bought the book because I worked with the author twenty years ago. I then passed the book along to a Middle School English teacher for her students. It was great fun to read--growing up is always painful to do, but can be hilarious to read about.

Life can go on!

Nicely written tale of how a High School friendship can continue successully after one of the boys reveals he is gay. And the other isn't.

An outstanding new voice in young adult fiction

This novel from a first time author has it all: an engaging original voice, a terrific sense of humor, perfect pitch for the realities of high school life, a wonderfully non-melodramatic take on finding out your best friend is gay (which isn't even exactly the main plot line, but is handled wonderfully), and a completely appealing main character. Two Parties, etc., is the kind of book that reminds you how it feels to find your life reflected in writing, only more thoughtful and better phrased than your own life. If more books has been like this when I was in high school, I'd have read a lot more young adult fiction. There was an essay a couple of months back in the New York Times Book Review about how YA novels, and novelists, deserve more respect than they often get. What a pleasure to read a book that makes that case better than any essay could.