Freak Show by James St. James

Okay, I totally loved this book! This realistic fiction novel for young adults in the high school age group is a great way to get teens out there thinking if they are really living for themselves or what people want them to be. This book is based on a boy, Billy, who has just moved to Florida with his mother, who possibly suffers from bi-polar, and has to go to a brand new school filled very conservative types of students. However, this doesn't stop Billy being exactly what he wants to be in his life, a teenage, gay, drag queen. That being said, it's quiet obvious that his choice of coming out in a high school that is not open to the idea of having a gay, drag queen. None the less, believe it or not, Billy does manage to become friends with none other than the football quarterback, Flip Kelly. They  become very close that Billy attempts to make the move on Flip, but no dice for Billy. However, the plot gets better when Billy decides to run for homecoming queen. The sarcastic attitude from Billy almost becomes annoying throughout the book. Would totally recommend this book to teacher and counselors for lessons on being the person you want to be and not just follow what everyone else is doing.