One Summer in Vancouver
by Tony Correia
Included in the Social Emotional Learning collection
Tom has run away from his non-affirming parents, and landed in Vancouver during the Gay Games! Is it time to come out?
Tom, a teen struggling to understand his sexual identity, flees Toronto for a summer of freedom in Vancouver, where something exciting is about to happen: the Gay Games.
Living with his “out” Uncle Fred, Tom experiences a new world where being your true self is freeing and fun. He falls in with teen Dwayne, who falls for him, and Gina, a lesbian getting over a relationship with a popular singer. As the Games wrap, Tom has to decide whether to return home back to a closeted life and a father who doesn’t understand, or to make a new life in Vancouver.
The story plays out against the backdrop of the Games, populated with the important organizers and cultural figures who were prominent in this landmark event.
About the Author
Long-time Vancouverite TONY CORREIA is the author of teen fiction as well as adult nonfiction. He has worked as a waiter, bartender, bouncer, barista, receptionist, and recently a technical writer for a software company. His newspaper column, “Queen’s Logic,” ran in Xtra! West for five years. He is also the author of the Lorimer Real Love novels Same Love and True to You. He the author of a memoir, Foodsluts at Doll & Penny’s Café. He continues to live in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city whose recent history he celebrates in his latest novel.
Reviews
"Delightful"
...for YA readers who identify as LGBTQIA2S+, Tony Correia’s celebratory novel can serve the invaluable function of colourfully filling in a historical blank. And in doing so, One Summer provides not only a rousing account of communal roots but an important message about the active, necessary and fruitful work of visibility.
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