Golden Boys

By Phil Stamper

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'Warm, witty and tremendously wise, I adored this book' - Simon James Green, author of 'Noah Can't Even'
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From the author of The Gravity Of Us comes a sweet and compelling coming-of-age story that explores identity, the importance of found family and the complexities of falling for your best friend.

Gabriel, Reese, Sal and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small rural town by their queerness, their good grades and their big dreams. But now it's the summer before their last year of high school, and each of them is going on a huge new adventure. Reese has a design internship in Paris, Gabriel is going to Boston for an internship with a charity organisation and Sal is volunteering on Capitol Hill for a senator - while Heath is stuck going to Florida to help his aunt's business.

What will this summer of new experiences and world-expanding travel mean for each of them - and for their friendship?

Don't miss the sequel, Afterglow, coming February 2023...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release date: Feb 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781526643834

Phil Stamper

Phil Stamper is the bestselling author of The Gravity of Us, As Far as You’ll Take Me, Golden Boys, Small Town Pride, and other queer books for kids and teens. He currently works in author development for a major book publisher in New York City, where he lives with his husband and their dog. Visit him at philstamper.com.  

Reviews for Golden Boys

[carol420 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The back and forth among characters in order to keep the story cohesive and entertaining was sadly lacking. It just didn't hold my interested very well. It was a nice effort and the story had promise, but it just fell short for me.

[reader1009-863136 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

teen fiction; four A-student queer boy besties spend their summers away from their Ohio village (smaller than a town) and, scarily, away from each other and learn about themselves before starting their senior year of high school.an enjoyable summer read with some very shippable couples.