Annie on My Mind
Garden, N. (1982).
Annie on my mind. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Summary:
In this realistic fiction tale we meet
characters Liza Winthrop and Annie Kenyon.
These two girls form an extraordinary bond that consists of the same
interests such as history and art. They
realize that there is a deeper connection between them that neither want to
escape. In spite of their natural
attraction towards each other, they seemed to constantly worry about hurting
their parents and disappointing them.
Their friendship soon becomes a relationship that neither of the girls
had ever experienced before. Not being
able to escape these feelings towards one another they unexpectedly find a way
to deal with their mutual feelings and forget about the world around them.
Strengths/Textbook:
This book is geared or intended for grades
9-12. In this story even though written
through the eyes of Liza there is turmoil in her coming to terms and accepting
the fact that she is indeed a lesbian.
In this story we can see Havighurst’s Theory of developmental. Each girl struggled with the norms of what
society expects from a girl and their appropriate sex role. They were cautious when out in the “world”
and try to keep to minimum the holding of hands or even a peck on the
cheek. They were afraid of what their
friends might think of them or even say about them.
Awards:
1982 Booklist
Reviewers' choice; nominated for Gay Book Award and Golden Kite Award; 1982 ALA
Best Books; 1983 ALA Best of the Best 1970-1983; Best of the Best renewed,
(1987?); Booklist Best Books of the 1980s; Booksellers' Choice list, 1993; ALA
Best Books for YAs for past 25 Years, 1994; One of the Best of the Best Books
for YAs of the last 4 decades of the 20th Century, ALA, 2000. Won Mock Printz
Award for 1982 in contest held at ALA Midwinter in 2002. Translated into
Chinese, Slovenian, Italian, and Korean. (12-up)
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