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Lesbian & Sapphic FictionBisexual FictionLGBTQ+ Young Adult

Geography Club

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  • 2003 first published
  • 226 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (7 ratings)
  • 4 editions
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Published in 2003, Geography Club is a sapphic fiction and bisexual fiction novel by Brent Hartinger. Readers will find themes of Bisexuality, Homosexuality, LGB and LGBT.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 37 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

At about 226 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Geography Club

Russel Middlebrook is convinced he's the only gay kid at Goodkind High School.Then his online gay chat buddy turns out to be none other than Kevin, the popular but closeted star of the school's baseball team. Soon Russel meets other gay students, too. There's his best friend Min, who reveals that she is bisexual, and her soccer-playing girlfriend Terese. Then there's Terese's politically active friend, Ike.But how can kids this diverse get together without drawing attention to themselves?"We just choose a club that's so boring, nobody in their right mind would ever in a million years join it. We could call it Geography Club!"Brent Hartinger's debut novel is a fast-paced, funny, and trenchant portrait of contemporary teenagers who may not learn any actual geography in their latest club, but who learn plenty about the treacherous social terrain of high school and the even more dangerous landscape of the human heart.Ages 13+
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Bisexuality
  • Homosexuality
  • LGB
  • LGBT
  • LGBTQ
  • Clubs
  • High schools
  • Schools
  • Self-help groups
  • Prejudices
  • Bisexuals
  • Gays
  • Lesbians
  • LGBTQ young adult
  • Children's fiction
  • Gay teenagers

Quick answers

Who wrote Geography Club?

Geography Club was written by Brent Hartinger and first published in 2003.

What genre is Geography Club?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Bisexual Fiction and LGBTQ+ Young Adult.

How long is Geography Club?

The median edition has 226 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Geography Club?

Readers who like it often enjoy Boyfriends with Girlfriends, Empress of the World and A + E 4ever.

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