Rainbow Road

Jason Carrillo came out to his basketball team and lost his university scholarship. Now that he's graduated, he's been asked to speak at the opening of a gay and lesbian high school across the country -- but what is he going to say?

Kyle Meeks is getting ready to go to Princeton in the fall. When his boyfriend, Jason, mentions the speaking invitation, he jumps at the chance to go with him -- but can their romance survive two weeks crammed together in a car?

Nelson Glassman is happy that his best friend, Kyle, has found love with Jason. Now he wants to find a soul mate of his own and is going to start looking during the road trip -- but will being "third wheel" ruin his friendship with Kyle and Jason?

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Not as great as the first two in the trilogy, but very good, 2008-06-27
"Rainbow Road" is the last in the trilogy of "Rainbow" novels by Alex Sanchez. I gave the first two 5 out of 5 stars--they truly are classic gay coming-of-age stories. I'm giving "Rainbow Road" 4 out of 5 stars. I think this is a great book and part of a classic trilogy in this genre. However, the road trip setting of this installment didn't work as well as the school/home settings of the first two. This book is great, just not as great as the other two. What makes this book as good as it is, is the ongoing development of the three very fleshed-out and highly likable protagonists. They're just so much fun and so interesting. Their trip, however, came with lessons in life that felt very forced into the narrative, sometimes just too obvious, whereas the lessons they learned and the experience they gained at and outside of school in the first two books were much more natural. And I must say the end of Nelson's journey was a bit much--I certainly wouldn't council an 18-year-old to do what he does. But that's just me, I guess. It's sweet, but not entirely realistic--or safe, for that matter. And Jason's big speech was a bit anti-climactic: Driving all the way across country for a few minutes of generalities? Ultimately, though, this is a good read. And even though it's not as good as the first two books, it doesn't leave you on a down note. It's a very up book and I recommend it. For anyone interested in gay coming-of-age fiction, "Rainbow Boys," "Rainbow High" and "Rainbow Road" are must-reads.


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Being young and gay, 2007-11-16
Even though I am in my 60s, this book which is the third in the series I have read, is well-written and would have been wonderful had it been around when I was a teen. The book deals with the three boys who appeared in the two earlier books - and this time, it would help to have read the earlier books since then you would have some idea of the problems they had had with coming out. It deals with the radical faeries (of which I have been on the edge of), and it deals with all kinds of other issues which young people, gay and straight deal with - ageism being one of them.

I left one of the earlier book for young people in Asia and the other for young people in Africa. This one is going to other readers here in North America.

I would recommend this book for every secondary school library around the world.


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so good , 2007-09-11
This book is so good that it nearly brought tears to my eyes when I finished reading it. So much happens that I can't even explain it to you all. You have to read it. When I finally finished the second book I couldn't wait to read this one. I read it in a few hours and I seriously felt every moment of this book. It was so believable and incredibly moving and sweet. Alex Sanchez thank you for writing this wonderful series. You now have a life long fan.


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Best Book Ever, 2006-12-31
I am very delighted with the book Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez. This book is a great book for those who are going through homosexual problems. Like not knowing how to come out to your family and friends. But that was mainly covered in Rainbow High. I personally love this book. It helped me understand how life is for the people who are gay. It also taught me that homosexuals are humans with feelings and go through everything we go through and more.
This book also helped me with how to approach a homosexual or how to respond to them too. In this book the three friend encounter a lot of difficult problems. They meet a whole lot of different people. They go through many hardships and other things humans go through. At the end all ends well when the trio still end up friends even though Nelson stayed in L.A. to make a new life with his new lover Manny while Kyle and Jason closer than ever make it back to D.C. Rainbow Road is a great book with a perfect ending and I loved it.




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The Greatest of the Trilogy!, 2006-12-29
I am very delighted with the book Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez. This book is a great book for those who are going through homosexual problems. Like not knowing how to come out to your family and friends. But that was mainly covered in Rainbow High. I personally love this book. It helped me understand how life is for the people who are gay. It also taught me that homosexuals are humans with feelings and go through everything we go through and more.
This book also helped me with how to approach a homosexual or how to respond to them too. In this book the three friend encounter a lot of difficult problems. They meet a whole lot of different people. They go through many hardships and other things humans go through. At the end all ends well when the trio still end up friends even though Nelson stayed in L.A. to make a new life with his new lover Manny while Kyle and Jason closer than ever make it back to D.C. Rainbow Road is a great book with a perfect ending and I loved it.

by Carmen BLA

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