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Lecesne leaves the reader guessing as to leonards sexual preference throughout the entire book. The entire town changes forever because of leonard pelkey a character originally from james lecesne s young adult book absolute brightness that inspired the play. This complex, illuminating and beautiful book reminds us we have to look for the. I may have been wrong about the main plot and outcome, but it was certainly heartbreaking.
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Lecesne brings his story to a definite conclusion, unlike ms. Lecesne took his moment in the spotlight and launched the trevor project, a national hotline for teens. Absolute brightness by james lecesne is the story of sixteenyearold phoebe and the year her younger cousin leonard changed the lives of her family forever. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroomproven teaching materials, discover it at scholastic. He plays several characters in the show, which he also wrote. Click to read more about absolute brightness by james lecesne. James lecesne in the beach town of neptune, new jersey, phoebes life is changed irrevocably when her gay cousin moves into her house and soon goes missing. The trevor project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning youth. Finding out what happened to leonard when he disappeared brought tears to my eyes. James lecesne author james lecesne is cofounder of the trevor project, the only nationwide 24hour crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for lgbt and questioning teens. May 31, 2016 absolute brightness is revelatoryfunny, suspenseful, surprising, and full of the insight into human life that only the best books offer us. Absolute brightness is a book about a boy who shines so bright that he influences people and makes their every day existence more colorful and enjoyable. Phoebe lives with her older sister diedre and their mother in suburban new jersey.
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