have between them will be tested, strained, pushed, and pulled-but it will also be a lifeline in a time of death, a bond that will determine the course of their futures. or does Micah bring more to the relationship that it first seems? As their lives become more and more entangled in the AIDS epidemic that’s laying waste to their community, and the AIDS activism that will ultimately bring a strong voice to their demands, whatever Micah and C.J. isn't just out-he’s completely out there, and Micah can't help but be both attracted to and afraid of someone who travels so loudly and proudly through the night.Ī connection occurs. It's 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a dance club, trying to pretend he's more out and outgoing than he really is.
From Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two teen boys finding each other in New York City at the height of the AIDS epidemic.