Haskell Himself - Gary Seigel
Category: Teen & Young Adult
Narrator: Brian Lore Evans
Tags: Teen & Young Adult, Gay, LGBT, Romance
Meet Haskell Hodge. At 16, hes already garnered some fame as a former child actor and star of a popular cereal commercial. But that doesnt do much for him when hes dumped at his aunts house in the suburbs of Los Angeles to face an assortment of neighborhood bullies. He thinks he might be gay. In fact, he could be the only gay person in the valley, maybe on the entire planet. Even if he does manage to find a boyfriend, their relationship would have to be secret and invisible. After all, its 1966. And though Time Magazine claims the sexual revolution is in full swing, the freedoms straight people are enjoying dont seem to apply to everyone. And as much as Haskell attempts to hide his true self, carefully navigating the tricky and risky terrain of being queer, hes still taunted and teased relentlessly. Rather than give in to the irrationality of this hate, Haskell fights back, eventually finding an unlikely outlet to vent his frustration and angst playing a bully in a screen test for a ma
