Boy Meets Hamster
Ages 12 to 14
Paperback
14 June 2018
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
Boy Meets Hamster is the uproariously funny, sweetly romantic debut novel from Birdie Milano. This is the perfect first summer romance – with a twist.
Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kershaw's idea of a dream holiday includes at least three things: beaches to bask on, cosmopolitan culture, and a chance for romance (or at least his first kiss) with another boy. Unluckily for Dylan,...
Details
14 June 2018
336 pages
9781509848652
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
Today’s teens deserve the chance to see two boys kissing under the twinkling starlight of an end-of-summer dance.Birdie Milano on Daily Express Online
It’s a sweet, funny, moving and joyous delight of a novel, full of love and full of hope, with a great big (giant hamster-sized!) heart at its centre. It may be set on the caravan park from hell, but this beautiful LGBTQ+ read is positively heavenly.Simon James Green, author of Noah Can't Even
A warm, open and generous book with enormous heart, Boy Meets Hamster is genuinely laugh-out-loud funny while also effortlessly dealing with big, complex issues to do with love, family, friendship, and self-confidence & acceptanceMaggie Harcourt, author of Unconventional
'Boy Meets Hamster wonderfully and simply 'usualises' being gay in what is a terrifically comedic and diverse story. So many important moments and such a fun read. A book I wish I could give to teenage me!Olly Pike, Children's Author and Creator of Pop'N'Olly