Trevor
Non sei sbagliato: sei come sei
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Publisher Description
Trevor, tredici anni, è un inguaribile ottimista, una spirito effervescente ed entusiasta, un artista in erba che con la sua vita sogna di cambiare il mondo, proprio come Lady Gaga. A scuola, però, le sue passioni iniziano ad attirargli battutine e insulti, che nella sua limpida ingenuità Trevor non capisce, e così facendo contribuisce a rinfocolare. Abbandonato dagli amici, frainteso dal mondo degli adulti, genitori compresi, Trevor si ritrova presto affibbiata l’etichetta di gay. Una storia che si ripete spesso in molte scuole del nostro Paese. Per fortuna, però, nel caso di Trevor questo è solo l’inizio.
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Lecesne (Virgin Territory) updates his Oscar-winning short film, Trevor (itself developed from his one-man stage show), turning it into a novella. It's the story of 13-year-old Trevor, a boy who stages a re-enactment of Jacques-Louis David's La Mort de Marat in his bathtub and plans to dress up as his idol, Lady Gaga, for Halloween. (In the Trevor film, the teenager was a diehard Diana Ross fan.) While Trevor isn't ready to declare himself gay, he doesn't want anyone else doing so on his behalf, either ("Some of us prefer to remain a mystery even to ourselves"). Trevor's interests (Lady Gaga, theater, his baseball-playing buddy Pinky) make him a target, however, culminating in the word "faggot" being scrawled on his locker and a subsequent suicide attempt. Given the story's long history, it's no surprise that Lecesne nails Trevor's personality and voice, a combination of self-assuredness, sharp humor, and enthusiasm. The author also contributes pencil drawings that are as affecting as the prose; the gentleness of his shading echoes Trevor's softness, which the world is more than ready to harden. Ages 11 15.
