Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan.Cohn, Rachel, and David Levithan. Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List. 2007. New York: Knopf, $16.99 Trade Paperback. 978-0-375-84440-9.
Annotation:
Naomi, a straight girl, and Ely, a gay guy, have grown up in the same apartment building and are best friends. Their friendship is broken after Ely begins a relationship with Naomi’s (former) boyfriend.
Awards:
ALA Rainbow Lists, 2009
Ely (who is a guy) kissed Naomi’s boyfriend Bruce! He violated the number one rule of their everlasting friendship, The No Kiss List,the list of people neither of them could kiss, started back in the 9th grade when they were both in love with Donnie Weisberg. It was was supposed to save them from breakup-by-jealousy, and now their friendship is OVER! (Although technically, Naomi never bothered to put Bruce on the list.)
You see, Naomi’s not really upset that Ely kissed Bruce, she’s more upset that Ely didn’t kiss her. Even though she’s known for a long time that Ely is gay, she’s never really accepted that it means they won’t be together and get married, just like they’ve planned all their years growing up together. It’s time for her to face reality. Can Naomi survive without her best friend? And can Ely get by without her? And then there’s kinda-dull Bruce, who didn’t know he liked boys until now. Will he be able to last with fabulous, center-of-attention Ely? Naomi, Ely, Bruce and a few of their friends will tell you all about it as they struggle with the craziness of friendship and love.
Check out the playlist in the book as well!
Annotation:
Naomi, a straight girl, and Ely, a gay guy, have grown up in the same apartment building and are best friends. Their friendship is broken after Ely begins a relationship with Naomi’s (former) boyfriend.
Awards:
ALA Rainbow Lists, 2009
Ely (who is a guy) kissed Naomi’s boyfriend Bruce! He violated the number one rule of their everlasting friendship, The No Kiss List,the list of people neither of them could kiss, started back in the 9th grade when they were both in love with Donnie Weisberg. It was was supposed to save them from breakup-by-jealousy, and now their friendship is OVER! (Although technically, Naomi never bothered to put Bruce on the list.)
You see, Naomi’s not really upset that Ely kissed Bruce, she’s more upset that Ely didn’t kiss her. Even though she’s known for a long time that Ely is gay, she’s never really accepted that it means they won’t be together and get married, just like they’ve planned all their years growing up together. It’s time for her to face reality. Can Naomi survive without her best friend? And can Ely get by without her? And then there’s kinda-dull Bruce, who didn’t know he liked boys until now. Will he be able to last with fabulous, center-of-attention Ely? Naomi, Ely, Bruce and a few of their friends will tell you all about it as they struggle with the craziness of friendship and love.
Check out the playlist in the book as well!
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