 Geography Club is Hartinger's first novel. Brent Hartinger is an American author best known for his novels about gay teenagers. Brent Hartingers Geography Club, which is about gay teenagers, was rejected 17 times before publication. ...
Career
Hartinger has published five novels.
His first novel was Geography Club, about teenagers who secretly start a gay-straight alliance at their high school, which was banned by schools in Hartinger's home town of Tacoma.[1] The novel has two sequels. The Order of the Poison Oak describes the main characters' experiences at summer camp. Split Screen is published as two novels; the reader can turn the book upside down to read the story of a boy trying to choose between two boyfriends ("Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies") or the story of an openly bisexual girl who falls for a closeted classmate ("Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies"). Hartinger has written a stage version of Geography Club as well as a screenplay for a possible film version of the novel.[2]
Hartinger is the author of fifteen plays which have been performed around the country and which have been included in more than thirty-five playwriting festivals. He has also been recognized for his screenplays, although none of his screenplays have yet been filmed. [3].
Personal life Hartinger lives south of Seattle with his partner, novelist Michael Jensen. He is a facilitator of Oasis, a support organization for gay teens. He is a counselor at a youth group home. He is a co-founder of Authors Supporting Intellectual Freedom (AS IF), a group of teen book authors against censorship and a member of the faculty of Vermont College's MFA program.[3][4] City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ...
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Works - Geography Club (2003)
- The Last Chance Texaco (2004)
- The Order of the Poison Oak (2005)
- Grand & Humble (2006)
- Split Screen (2007)
- Dreamquest (2007)(not yet published)
- Brainstorm (2008)(not yet published)[3]
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External Links Footnotes - ^ "School district bans novel about gay teenagers", Associated Press, November 21, 2005. Retrieved on 2007 March 27.
- ^ Jensen, Michael. "Attack of the Gay Teen Zombies: An Interview with Geography Club's Brent Hartinger", AfterElton.com, February 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2007 March 27.
- ^ a b c d "Brent's Brain: Pressroom". Retrieved on 2007 March 27.
- ^ Smith, Cynthia Leitich. "Author Update: Brent Hartinger", cynsations, February 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2007 March 27.
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