Riding the Rainbow
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00XLTZHSW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
devises a plan to turn his father straight. Genta Sebastian lives with her wife in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. A retired professional storyteller and public school teacher, she has decades of experience entertaining audiences of all ages. Living free for a year, she traveled in an RV around the continental US and en
(YA novel with mature subject matter)* A Man's Man - When forced to live with his gay father and his boyfriend, R.J. Her love of people, with all their frailty and failings, brings a rich breadth and depth to her characters and settings.Ms. (Expected publication date Spring 2015). Sebastian's novels offer hopeful healing with humanity and laughter to a number of emotional, social, and personal issues unique to LGBT families.Her books include:* Riding the Rainbow - Lily's got two Moms who live out, loud and proud, and Clara's got two Dads living in the closet. (For young Readers)* The Boxer Rebellion - A bullied teen, identified as gay, fights for his life. About the AuthorGenta Sebastian lives with her wife in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Living free for a year, she traveled in an RV around the continental US and entertained people from all walks of life. A retired professional storyteller and public school teacher, she has decades of experience entertaining audiences of
Across the room Clara sits still as a statue, never volunteering or raising her hand, answering only in whispers with her head down to avoid curious eyes, keeping her family’s secret that she has two fathers.One girl with two out-loud-and proud moms, another with in-the-closet dads. What could go wrong, right?. Plump, clumsy Lily is miserable in fifth grade where bullies torment her on the playground and in class because she has two mothers
I enjoyed this book quite a lot Das Janssen I enjoyed this book quite a lot. Sebastian makes her point with realistic scenarios and characters instead of preachiness. Makes for a solid story.. Heart Warming & Unpredictable! Riding the Rainbow is a heart-warming read, filled with all the trials and tribulations of pre-adolescence. It is equal parts social commentary and equal parts the story of a little (well-loved) girl’s courage. Lily tries to understand the prejudices of adults around her, faces school bullies, grapples with her poor eyesight, and struggles to accept how her family is different, all the while stumbling her way towards the secrets of real happiness: being true to yourself. Happy and sad surprises hide behind every page. Throughout the story I felt like Lily’s third mom, rooting for this strong little girl to claim her p. Being a young girl in a rainbow family is not easy Riding The Rainbow by Genta Sebastian is an inspiring, lovely read: it celebrates the innocence and pain of a fifth grade girl who is bullied and friendless in a small town because she has two mothers. Having been bullied as a grade schooler myself, I could really relate to the anxiety and lack of self-esteem Lilly feels in the beginning. At a birthday sleepover her classmates torment her past her endurance and she runs away. Just at this point when she hits bottom, Lily begins to have hope because of a kind adult who befriends her and because of the loving support of her family when they realize what is happening. Then she makes