SVT #85 - Elizabeth the Seventh-Grader

[tommckayisgay]

This is going to sound crazy, but this cover actually depicts a scene from the book (with clothes that match the book’s description!).

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Am I the only one that thinks it's stupid that SVMS had two newspapers? Or that the 6th graders were originally just left out of the newspaper completely?

Ah well. It's not nearly as weird as Steven's repeated references to "wild" 7th & 8th grade parties. Or the fact that Elizabeth has never even heard of Spin the Bottle.

(Also: unrelated question: does anyone know in which book Tom McKay officially comes out as A Gay? Because I would love to read that one.)

[tommckayisgay]

I know - why are there two newspapers?? And how has Liz never heard of Spin the Bottle??

I don't think Tom McKay ever officially comes out as gay to anyone other than Mr. Collins and Liz, but the book where he realizes he might be gay is SVH #75, Amy's True Love

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Thanks!

[irinaauthor]

And it's confirmed in #79, The Long-Lost Brother when Liz crashes Tom's gay teen support group and then writes about it in The Oracle.

[melody_power]

Wow. Because everyone in a gay teen support group wants their private issues splayed all over a high school newspaper. Especially when they might still be in the closet. Is Liz really that clueless???

[finsaur_venusy]

SVH #75 Amy's True Love, amusingly enough. (Hint: It's not Tom McKay!)

I haven't read the book in question either, but the recap is amazing, if nothing else.

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Wow.

Thank you!