![]() ![]() ![]() Still, Jake is determined to host pride so he can feel as welcome in his own small town as he does in his beloved Songbird Hollow video game. Together with his friends and family, Jake starts making plans to host Barton Springs Pride, but with election season fast approaching, the mayor is more concerned about gathering support from potential voters than with supporting Jake’s idea, and soon the town is torn on the issue. Why couldn’t his small town host a pride parade? However, Jake doesn’t think that’s such a ridiculous idea at all. It seems that some residents are afraid that the flag could be the first step on a slippery slope toward something even more unseemly-a pride parade. ![]() However, when his dad hangs a comically enormous pride flag in their front yard, people in the town start making complaints to the mayor-who happens to live across the street. In Small Town Pride, middle-grade student Jake is the first openly gay kid in his small town of Barton Springs, Ohio, and just starting to get used to the looks he gets from others. ![]() Trigger Warnings: homophobia, forced outing. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Today’s book review is Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. ![]()
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