Bi-Normal by M. G. Higgins

Legendary football jock Brett Miller is one of the most popular students at Elkhead High and is dating a girl from the softball team. During this intimate relationship, he meets and somehow falls in love with another guy named Zach. As a result, Brett learns the term "bi" and he is now trying to find another solution to this problem. While walking in the school halls on a very regular school day, he sees another guy his age getting bullied because he is a homosexual which adds more fuel to the fire to Brett's internal conflict of his own since these two boys are going through the same problem mentally and emotionally. How will Brett be able to help this poor man overcome bullying from something he has that certain people wouldn't approve of? Will Brett break up with his girlfriend for another man or just stick with what he has?

From first hearing this book (or I should say reading it), I thought this was going to be a very good one but sadly no. It just sounds so basic. I think anyone would be able to write something better than that which is one of the reasons why the book in general gets a three-star rating from most rating sites such as Rotten Tomatoes and Goodreads. I wish the author could've given a bit more effort in writing this, especially since the books she writes and the author herself isn't even a well-known author yet. Reading this book made me feel kind of mad and disappointed at the same time because of how bad I thought this book was. I honestly think anyone can read this book and maybe hopefully there will be some people who will enjoy reading this even though a lot of people find it bad reading material. I think if this author decides to give it her all and be more creative, she can be a very successful author and have many more stories published.

Reviewed by Hannah R., Grade 10
Downtown Central