The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The background is bright turquoise. Text on the cover is separated by art of four sunglasses. Each pair of glasses has a different scene reflected in the lenses. The first pair is blue, with the image of a lake surrounded by trees reflected in the lens. The first word of the title “Golden” is below this in large yellow caps. The second pair of glasses is brown with winged frames, with US Capitol building reflected in the lens. The second word of the title “Boys” is below this in large yellow caps. The third pair of sunglasses are brown, with palm trees and a sunset reflected in the lens. The author’s name “Phil Stamper” is below this in smaller blue caps. The fourth pair of sunglasses are round and grey, with a scene of Paris and the Eiffel Tower reflected in the lens. Below this, in small, faint white writing, the name of the publisher “Bloomsbury”. /end]

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Content Warning:

• Homophobia
• Swearing
• Bullying
• Alcohol
• Panic Attacks
• Sexual Content

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Summary:

National bestselling author Phil Stamper crafts the perfect summer friendship story, starring four queer boys with big hearts and even bigger dreams.

Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small rural town by their queerness, their good grades, and their big dreams. They are about to embark on the summer before senior year of high school, where each is going on a new, big adventure. Reese is attending a design school in Paris. Gabriel is going to Boston to volunteer with a environmental nonprofit. Sal is interning on Capitol Hill for a U.S. Senator. And Heath is stuck going to Daytona Beach to help out at his aunt’s beachfront arcade.

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

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Notes:

This is the first book in the Golden Boys series.

There is an audiobook.

There is an ebook/Kindle version.

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Archivist Comments:

Apparently this book is multiple POV, and I’ve seen a couple of reviews mentioning the “multimodal” format of the writing, i.e. the little sprinkling of letters, journal pages etc. throughout the narrative

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