One Man Guy

Summer school, a cute boy, and overbearing Armenian parentsùwhatÆs a guy to do? Alek Khederian was looking forward to a relaxing summer. But when his parents announce that heÆll be attending summer school in order to bring up his grades, Alek is sure this experience will be just as hellish as his freshman year of high school. But he never couldÆve predicted that heÆd meet someone like Ethan. Ethan is everything Alek wishes he were: confident, free-spirited, and irreverent. When Ethan gets Alek to cut school and go to a Rufus Wainwright concert in New York CityÆs Central Park, Alek embarks on his first adventure outside the confines of his suburban New Jersey existence. He canÆt believe a guy this cool wants to be his friend. And before long, it seems like Ethan wants to be more than friends. Alek has never thought about having a boyfriendùheÆs barely ever had a girlfriendùbut maybe itÆs time to think again. Michael Barakiva's One Man Guy is a romantic, moving, laugh-out-loud-funny story about what happens when one person cracks open your world and helps you see everythingùand, most of all, yourselfùlike you never have before. ôA romantic comedy with Armenian flair . . . DonÆt miss it.ö ùE. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars ôA kind and generous book about the loneliness of a young boy trying to navigate between a chaotic Armenian family and a school of bullying cliques. Alek Khederian deals bravely and inspiringly with the perils of learning to love your family, to love someone else, and most of all, to love yourself.ö ùEleanor Bergstein, novelist and screenwriter of the film Dirty Dancing ôHand this one to those whoÆve already gone through LevithanÆs Boy Meets Boy and KlugerÆs My Most Excellent Year.ö ùThe Bulletin

Author: Michael Barakiva

Publisher: Square Fish

Publication Date: Jun 14, 2016

Number of Pages: 272 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Young Adult Fiction

ISBN-10: 125007357X

ISBN-13: 9781250073570