Garden, N. (1982). Annie on my mind. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
In this realistic tale of fiction we meet Liza Winthrop and Annie Kenyon. Two girls who form an instant bond through their shared interests of history and art. They come to realize that that there is something deeper between them, an attraction that neither can escape. Despite their worries of disappointing or hurting their families, they continue onward with their relationship going into territory that neither girl has had any experience with. Fearing the worst, but finding it impossible to escape, they unexpectedly find acceptance amongst some and disappointment among others.
The story was told through the eyes of Liza and the turmoil she was going through in coming to terms with the fact that she was a lesbian. In this story we can see Havighurst's Theory of developmental tasks play out before our eyes. Each girl was struggling with defining their appropriate sex role. Each girl knew they were not what was socially acceptable. They were always painfully aware of what others might see them doing out in society; the actions of lesbians. They were afraid of what their friends might think and say about them, but worst of all how their families might feel about their sexual persuasion.
The story was told through the eyes of Liza and the turmoil she was going through in coming to terms with the fact that she was a lesbian. In this story we can see Havighurst's Theory of developmental tasks play out before our eyes. Each girl was struggling with defining their appropriate sex role. Each girl knew they were not what was socially acceptable. They were always painfully aware of what others might see them doing out in society; the actions of lesbians. They were afraid of what their friends might think and say about them, but worst of all how their families might feel about their sexual persuasion.
This story is most appropriate for middle to high school students. It reveals a good lesson in acceptance of others and their right of love as they choose. Many students can connect to the joyful, painful, and complex time of life in which they are attempting to connect and identify with in their own lives.
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