Sanchez, A. (2011). Boyfriends with girlfriends. New York: Simon & Schuster. When Lance and Sergio decide to take their budding online relationship public, sparks fly between the two of them. But the two teens must negotiate the fact that Sergio is bisexual, which, to Lance, means he just hasn't come out as gay yet, and to Sergio, means he feels attracted to guys and girls. Their female friends, Allie and Kimiko, also feel an attraction--to each other despite the fact that Allie has a long-time boyfriend, and Kimiko has never been in a love relationship. As the four likeable characters do their own versions of the mating dance, coming closer, moving apart, coming closer, all of them learn a great deal about love and sex. There are moments of insecurity and doubt and problems with parents' inability to accept the chosen paths of their offspring. Moments of jealousy give rise to moments of passion, and secondary characters weave in and out of the narrative. As is usually the case with characters in books by Sanchez, these seem familiar and real, speaking and behaving in ways that will remind many readers of themselves, their friends, and the heady moments associated with taking risks in matters of the heart. Favorite Line: "This was their first time alone together, and the energy between them felt almost strong enough to power the car" (p. 60).
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