If I Can Give You That, Michael Gray Bulla
If I Can Give You That, Michael Gray Bulla
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If I Can Give You That

Author: Michael Gray Bulla

Narrator: Avi Roque

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2023

Synopsis

For fans of Kacen Callender and Mason Deaver comes a heart-tugging coming-of-age YA debut that takes a poignant look at gender identity, sexuality, friendship, and family—both the one we’re born into and the one we find for ourselves.Seventeen-year-old Gael is used to keeping to himself. Though his best friend convinces him to attend a meeting of Plus, a support group for LGBTQIA+ teens, Gael doesn’t plan on sharing much. Where would he even start? Between supporting his mother through her bouts of depression, dealing with his estranged father, and navigating senior year as a transgender boy at a conservative Tennessean high school, his life is a lot to unload on strangers.But after meeting easygoing Declan, Gael is welcomed into a new circle of friends who make him want to open up. As Gael’s friendship with Declan develops into something more, he finds himself caught between his mother’s worsening mental health and his father’s attempts to reconnect.After tragedy strikes, Gael must decide if he can risk letting the walls around his heart down and fully opening up to those who care for him.

About Michael Gray Bulla

Michael Gray Bulla is a recent graduate of Wells College. He was named the 2017 Nashville Youth Poet Laureate with Southern Word and is the author of the poetry collection Letters to the Home. He is also the cohost of the literary podcast Bookends. Gray's first book is If I Can Give You That, and his second is The Ghost of You. Originally from Nashville, Bulla currently resides in Ithaca, New York. Visit him online at michaelgraybulla.com or on Twitter or Instagram @graybulla.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawna on February 20, 2023

TW// (view spoiler)[ suicidal ideation, depression, suicide attempt, overdose, anxiety, mentions of panic attacks, divorce, mentions of cheating, mentions of misgendering, mentions of transphobia, body dysphoria, puking, mentions of outing, mention of bullying, mention of racism, mentions of underage drinking, men (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Anaïs (Taylor's Version) on August 28, 2023

(edit august 2023 : 4.5 stars, I think about this book way too often) As soon as I saw that this book was recommended for fans of Kacen Callender and Mason Deaver, I knew I had to read it. I was not disappointed, I had a good time and was quite impressed to see that this is the author's debut novel. I......more

Goodreads review by Anniek on March 30, 2023

This was REALLY good, and I don't know why I haven't heard more about it. I listened to the audiobook, and Avi Roque once again did an amazing job. There's a lot going on in this book, but I never felt like it was too much, and by the end, I felt like everything had gotten exactly the attention it de......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on March 22, 2023

Sometimes everything about a book is right. Descriptive writing. Fully fleshed out main characters. Great side characters. Heavier themes interwoven throughout the story. Fantastic rep. Sometimes everything about a book is right, and I don’t feel it. And at those times, I hate myself for that. Why co......more

Goodreads review by milliereadsalot on March 05, 2023

This is a really impressive debut novel, and I’m so excited to see what more this author comes out with in the future if this is only their debut. There are some really great characters, particularly the main character who you see develop throughout the book as he goes through a really difficult per......more

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