The Straight Road to Kylie
by Nico Medina

    THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO KYLIE by Nico Medina
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 9+
    Release Date:  5/22/07
    Publisher:  Simon Pulse
    Reviewed by:  Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Jonathan Parish, the ALL OUT Kylie Minogue lover, has done the unexpected. He slept with a girl. Okay, that may
    seem normal to most of us, but not for Jonathan--since he is gay and everyone knows it. This wouldn’t have
    happened if Joanna’s mother hadn’t canceled their plans, then Jonathan and Joanna wouldn’t have had to come up
    with a birthday party, which meant that they wouldn’t have had to invite their friends, including Alex (not as in
    Alexander but as in Alexandra), which wouldn’t have led to Jonathan sleeping with Alex. Of course, Jonathan had a
    choice to say no to Alex, but he was just too drunk and Alex just persuaded him in the right way.

    After "that night" happened, Jonathan believed that the whole ordeal was over, that is until he discovered that the
    whole school found out about it. Now all the girls seem to be looking at Jonathan in a new light. Everyone, including
    the richest and the most popular girl in school, and also his math buddy, Laura Schulberg. But Laura has bigger plans
    for the both of them; if Jonathan becomes Laura’s boyfriend, not only would she keep her own social status but
    Jonathan would become popular, too. At first Jonathan isn’t buying it, until Laura bribes him with tickets to go see
    Kylie Minogue. How can he say no to that?

    Before he knows it, Jonathan finds himself back in the closet, trying to keep up the charade as being Laura’s
    boyfriend. Which isn’t so hard, until Jonathan’s friends begin to turn their back on him and he then finds the guy of
    his dreams. Can Jonathan survive being straight just to see his idol?

    THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO KYLIE is NOT funny but is HILARIOUS. The journey that Nico Medina writes is
    one of a high school kid, trying to find out who he really is, and that is what makes THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO
    KYLIE one of the greatest books that I have ever read. The obstacles that Jonathan faces will make you laugh out
    loud. Not only that, but the problems that he faces shows us all how the lives of teens are so hectic and full of so
    much drama. Lets just hope that Jonathan’s adventures don’t end here, and that the road continues.