Hernández Novels reviews Tomi Adeyemi’s “Children of Blood and Bone.”
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A year and a half later, here’s the story behind the moment I thought I was going to die…
“She stopped living because she was so sure she had taught me how to. That was her gift. “
It was nine years ago when some of my high school classmates would whisper the word “faggot” and throw gum at the back of my hair. I didn’t play soccer during lunch, I didn’t make jokes during class, and I didn’t make passes at the girls. I helped the teachers after school, I did all my homework on time, I had a small voice, and I liked having lunch with the girls. At the time I knew I was gay but was too scared, too sensitive, and too stressed with everything else to try and live a proud and authentic life. Looking back at that time, unfortunately, I don’t think I was in an environment that fostered and focused on safe spaces. I didn’t…
Hernández Novels reviews Emma Walker’s “Emma in the Night”
You are strong. You deserve effortless, passionate love. You matter. Work hard and be kind today. There’s this thing that some of us have inside us. It’s a kind of angst that doubles as raw, all-consuming pain. I think it comes from a deep yearning for something, something that almost seems unattainable. Will I ever find it? Will I be happy one day? This thing, this thing inside some of us, it was put there. It had to be. Maybe it was left behind the first time I saw my Mom and Dad tearing each other apart at the top of their lungs. Or maybe it came with the scar my sister left on my thigh the time she beat me with that…
Hernández Novels reviews Heena Rathore’s “Deceived”
Faced with one obstacle after another, Lennox grad pushed on The Tough Tests Staff Writer Posted: 06/13/2009 11:38:39 PM PDT By Larry Altman Staff Writer, Daily Breeze Newspaper in CA “My name is Francisco Hernandez and I am writing this statement to explain various events and circumstances that currently present themselves as obstacles toward myattending a four-year university.” Francisco went through the colleges’ e-mailed responses one by one. No. No. No. No. Like so many other aspects of Francisco’s life, adversity and disappointment again seemed to be taking over. He began to think about moving to Texas to live with his older sister. It looked like Francisco would have to disregard the 4.1 grade point average he earned at the Lennox Mathematics, Science and…
Diego has been bullied for years by classmates who suspect he is gay. The torment continues at home from an unaccepting father. What happens when Diego’s father confirms the boys sexuality? You’ll have to read this three act series.
Hernández Novels reviews Paige Dearth’s “One Among Us.” 4.5/5
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