Ellen Outside the Lines ASEXUALITY and the looming threat of

and the looming threat of AIDS

'A beautifully written

*** ONE OF THE BOOKS OF THE YEAR FOR: New York Times

where monstrous passions meet the highest ideals and the lowest cunning

four weeks old

Ellen Outside the Lines ASEXUALITY and the looming threat ofThirteen year old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple with Abba and Mom every Friday and Saturday. Ellen only gets crushes on girls, never boys, and she knows she can always rely on her best and only friend, Laurel, to help navigate social situations at their private Georgia middle school. Laurel has always made Ellen feel like being autistic is no