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Jessica has announced that she is gay. Soon little jokes become vicious attacks. Ramie must decide if she will stand by Jessica or turn her back on a friend in need.
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Jessica LeCroix drops a bomb on her best friend, Ramie: “I’m a lesbian.” Ramie Grant cannot believe her ears. Jess!? Her best friend, her teammate…a homosexual?
Before long other girls on the basketball team find out, and little jokes become vicious attacks. In the end, Ramie must decide if she will stand by Jessica’s side or turn her back on a friend in need.
The tenth book in the teen fiction series TrueColors, Bright Purple examines the subjects of sexuality, identity, and forgiveness. Includes discussion questions.
Bright Purple
ISBN-13:
9781576839508
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Cover: Paperback
224
Pages
$14.99
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Available in Spanish
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Customer Reviews
My Opinion
For all of you who are saying that being gay is a choice and homosexuals are choosing to sin, you may want to practice some more compassion. I am a straight Christian, and I don't believe that homosexuality is what God wanted for us, but I do believe that those victim of this lifestyle can't help feeling the way they do. The devil himself is responsible for confusing their minds, and we are only helping him when we treat homosexuals coldly. We, as Christians, must love them unconditionally. They never chose to be that way.
Posted by
Anonymous
on
9/10/2011 4:51:30 PM
Totally Disagree
I Disagree With Just About Everything In This Book, And It Was My Least Favorite Of The Series. 1. There Is Nothing Wrong At All With Being Homosexual.
2. They Do Get 'Picked On' But Not Like They Suggest In This Book
3. Gay Guys Are Not Like 'Oh My Gosh, Did You See Her Shoes?!'
4. All The Lesbians In The Book Are 'Butch'.
You Can Still Be Homosexual And Be A Christian
Posted by
Christina
on
1/13/2008 10:40:00 PM
To Emily
God gave you what he gave you because it's the inside that counts. No one is perfect or has at least one imperfection on the outside and many in the inside. you could be the moon and be jealous of the stars <3
Posted by
Lisa Laubster
on
4/30/2007 4:25:00 PM
everyone is born in sin
hi ppl, jst wanna say i belive homosexuals when they say they were born that way coz we were ALL born in sin. it's just that we sin in diffrent ways. some ppl's sin is theft, some ppl's is lying, some ppl's is homosexuality. i dnt fink homosexuality nds 2b given the special status we give it among sins. a married person who commits adultery is in need of as much forgiveness as a homosexual, so is som1 who lies etc. that's why i dnt understand when gay ppl wanna be pastors. we know that aan adulterer or a bank robber can't b a pastor, he needs to get saved n stop doing those things 1st. but then gay ppl want the right to have that sin overlooked by the church. all sin needs to b dealt with, therez enuff powr in the Name of Jesus to change any person, itz jst that most ppl dnt have wot it takes to pay the price in prayr n therefore think it cnt b done. but do u guys knw that some christians belive the ANTICHRIST WILL BE GAY??? read daniel 11v37. i guess it's open to interpretation.
Posted by
Dee
on
3/31/2007 11:11:00 AM
tsk...lol
To Bree: every person that i've heard that says the part about being homosexual is tweaked-are usually homosexuals. the problem is that because the bible does not condone their lifestyle they want to throw a fit. God spoke about sexual immorality in General. He never said a man should leave his parents and become one with his husband-he said wife.
Posted by
Tia
on
3/2/2007 4:18:00 PM
tsk...lol
To Bree: every person that i've heard that says the part about being homosexual is tweaked-are usually homosexuals. the problem is that because the bible does not condone their lifestyle they want to throw a fit. God spoke about sexual immorality in General. He never said a man should leave his parents and become one with his husband-he said wife.
Posted by
Tia
on
3/2/2007 4:18:00 PM
Listen to this
Hi y'all now intresting disscussion here and I don't wanna be too argumentitive, be seriously y'all have any of you Romans 1:24-32 It states there that being a homo is unnatural ((in other words you can't "be born withit")) and then it goes on it says that anyone who pratices this deserves death and also anyone who approves of it. Now we should still love homosexual people just hate their sin ((in this case their sin is being homosexual)) or have any of y'all heard the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, how they were destoyed in Genesis 19, do you know why??? it was because they were a sinful city, what sin inparticular, well read verse 5 it pretty much tells you, what sin and it has to do with homosexuality. okay thats why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. Being homosexual is nothing you can be born with or any thing like that it is a sin, and i don't think you can prove me wrong. Oh and sorry for being so argumentative, i got a bit carried away, hope i didn't offend anyone.
Posted by
Katherine
on
2/25/2007 5:36:00 PM
homosexuality
I don't want to make this sound like a debate or attack at all. But some people try desperately to become straight, and can't. It's definitely not a sin, but it's something you're born as, what kind of teenager wants to become gay and have to face endless persecution from everyone? They don't choose to be gay because it's "cool" or they're feeling rebellious. And it's still not really fully accepted, many are prejudiced and hate homosexual, bisexual and transsexual people. But then again, back then slavery was considered perfectly normal and "christian". The bible was written by man and God did direct man's hand to write it, but some parts have been a bit tweaked by man and I believe the homosexual part is about that. Homosexuality is not an unnatural thing because it is observed in 30% of animal species and we shouldn't have the right to change someone's' sexuality. Just like we don't have the right to change someone's skin colour.
Posted by
Bree
on
2/12/2007 5:10:00 PM
To Ashley
"Thou Shalt Not Be Gay" may not have made the big 10 of the commandments, but there are a lot of do's and dont's in the Bible not listed there. Read Leviticus 18:22...pretty cut & dried. As Jesus said in the New Testament, the essence of the 10 Commandments is to love God and to love each other. When we "get saved" (my denomination's term), we learn to love God, learn his rules, but we have a hard time with that last part. There is a very delicate balance between loving the sinner and hating the sin. I don't want to sound "preachy" or harsh, and if I did, I ask God to forgive me and show me a better balance. I do though, in love, want you to understand God himself does say that homosexuality is detestable to him, and we as Christians have a directive to "lovingly" inform gays that they are wrong. It is NOT a condition of birth, it is a CHOICE they are making, a choice to sin. In Christ, xlthim
Posted by
xlthim
on
2/7/2007 8:04:00 AM
True, True
Erin you're right, God didn't create gay people, i have one thing to say: God made Adam and Eve, Not Adam and Steve. But Ashley, that's you're opinion, so i respect it. =D Take care people, God bless you all!
Posted by
Natasha
on
1/21/2007 10:11:00 AM
Agreed With Erin
Erin is correct.
If you did read the book Ashley you should of gotten the fact that it is not not alirght to bea homosexual. I mean there in the book it says that she was trying to help her friend by telling her that there have been many conversions of peolple becoming straight again. And that was for people who are actually gay. But in this case se just beleived she was a lesbian because she had beeen sexually harassed at camp which would create an impression on her.
Posted by
Delina
on
12/28/2006 9:05:00 AM
about "i loved it" review
i havent read this book but i did read over the reviews. i have a comment on ashleys review. she said that God makes people gay. i dont think that is true. God had all of us planned out before he even started the world. there was no sin and wrong doing and none of us were gonna be sinful, until adam and eve sinned. when adam and eve sinned we were already thought up by God. and since God says that homosexuallity is a sin, and there wasnt sin when we were thought of, then we couldn't have been created as homosexuals. see what i mean. well, just wanted to shout that out. God bless.
Posted by
erin
on
12/19/2006 7:31:00 PM
Very realistic, informative
Page 203, the last page said it best with "I still believe that God didn't design us for same-sex relationships. I think He made us male and female for a reason, and not just for sex and reproduction either. I think God knew that men need women and women need men, and the world would be a mess if we all decided to become homosexuals...God simply wants me to love Jess-unconditionally. He wants me to stand by her, even if I'm standing all by myself. And He wants me to know, that in the end, it's up to Him to do the changing anyway."
Posted by
K.D.
on
10/13/2006 6:45:00 AM
I Loved It
I Loved This Book! I mean, it just gives out a big testimony to all the homophobic people (Christian or not). I was never homophobic. I have nothing against gay people I mean if you are gay, then your gay. You're just born being gay, God made you that way. There's really nothing you can do about. Even if you try to become straight again, you're not really straight. The Bible says it is sinful, but God didn't have another commandment saying 'Thou shall no be gay!' No, he didn't say that. I think its sorta wrong, but not morally wrong. I just loved how it got that message out to Christian homophobes and secular (meaning non-Christian) homophobes.
Posted by
Ashley
on
10/12/2006 12:27:00 AM