Reardon, Robin

Jude's hometown is the home of the fundamentalist church, the Grace of God. For those who fit into the church's narrow definitions, there is support and fellowship. For those who don't, there is none. Jude desperately wants to fit in but when he becomes friends with an unconventional classmate, Pearl, he realizes just how narrow the church's beliefs are. When he begins to have feelings for his friend Tim, he must also confront who he is and accept the fact that he's gay.

Sixteen-year-old athlete Jason Peele, confused about his sexuality, finds himself attracted to Raj, a fellow track team member, and together the two experience the joys of new love and the challenges of homosexuality.

If only Taylor had kept on lying to his parents, everything would be fine, or so he told himself. When they found out he was gay, they sent him to Straight to God, an institution devoted to "deprogramming" teenagers and ridding them of whatever vice they have. Now Taylor has to try to change what cannot be changed, but in the meantime he meets all kinds of people there and discovers that no one, from staff to residents, is quite who they first appear to be.