"Hello," I Lied

Kerr, M. E.

ISBN 10: 0060275308 ISBN 13: 9780060275303

Publisher: HarperTeen, 1997

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Lang Penner spends a pivotal summer on the estate of a reclusive rock star, where Lang has a love affair with the rocker's goddaughter and also struggles to come out to his childhood friends.

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Review:

M. E. Kerr was awarded the 1993 Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing young adult books, so it is no surprise that "Hello," I Lied is terrific. Kerr is unafraid to tackle controversial issues: her last novel, Deliver Us from Evie, dealt with a very butch teen girl and "Hello," I Lied is equally daring. Lang Penner is a happily adjusted 17-year-old gay teen who is engaged in a loving relationship with Alex, a 20-year-old actor. When Lang becomes emotionally involved with Huguette, the French daughter of a famous deceased rock star, life suddenly becomes more complicated. Kerr writes about young love and sexuality with insight and passion. But more important, while never ignoring how problematic life can be for gay youth, she envisions a world in which gay teens can be happy and secure.

About the Author:

M.E. Kerr is a winner of the American Library Association's Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the 2000 ALAN award from the National Council of Teachers of English. She lives in East Hampton, New York, and remembers clearly the hometown boy who chose not to fight when all the other young men, including her brother, were marching off to war.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0060275308
• ISBN 13: 9780060275303
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 171