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Sprout is a young adult gay novel by American author Dale Peck first published in May 2009. The novel depicts an openly gay teenage boy who moves to Kansas after his mother dies from cancer. While he struggles with harassment at school and two Read More..

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Description	Sprout is a young adult gay novel by American author Dale Peck first published in May 2009. The novel depicts an openly gay teenage boy who moves to Kansas after his mother dies from cancer. While he struggles with harassment at school and two potential boyfriends, he has to decide if he will hide his sexual orientation in order to win a statewide essay-writing contest. An act of betrayal leads to the book's climax.The book won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children's/Young Adult literature, Valenzuela, Tony. "Winners of 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards." Lambda Literary Foundation. May 28, 2010. Accessed 2010-05-28. and was a finalist for the Stonewall Book Award in the Children's and Young Adult Literature category. "Stonewall Book Awards for 2010 Announced." Press release. American Library Association. January 19, 2010. Booklist added the novel to its Rainbow List 2010, a bibliography of young adult books which include significant LGBT content. "Rainbow List 2010." Booklist. March 1, 2010.Peck says he based some characters and plot in the book on his own experiences growing up on Long Island, in New York, and in Kansas.Morago, Greg. "Touching Story Grows From Sprout." Houston Chronicle. June 28, 2009.
Description	Sprout is a young adult gay novel by American author Dale Peck first published in May 2009. The novel depicts an openly gay teenage boy who moves to Kansas after his mother dies from cancer. While he struggles with harassment at school and two potential boyfriends, he has to decide if he will hide his sexual orientation in order to win a statewide essay-writing contest. An act of betrayal leads to the book's climax.The book won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children's/Young Adult literature, Valenzuela, Tony. "Winners of 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards." Lambda Literary Foundation. May 28, 2010. Accessed 2010-05-28. and was a finalist for the Stonewall Book Award in the Children's and Young Adult Literature category. "Stonewall Book Awards for 2010 Announced." Press release. American Library Association. January 19, 2010. Booklist added the novel to its Rainbow List 2010, a bibliography of young adult books which include significant LGBT content. "Rainbow List 2010." Booklist. March 1, 2010.Peck says he based some characters and plot in the book on his own experiences growing up on Long Island, in New York, and in Kansas.Morago, Greg. "Touching Story Grows From Sprout." Houston Chronicle. June 28, 2009.

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Name	Sprout
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Authors	Dale Peck
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Genre	Young adult novel
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	277
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Media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Isbn	1-59990-160-9
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Publisher	Bloomsbury USA
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