Destination Unknown -- Bill Konigsberg - Hardcover
The first thing I noticed about C.J. Gorman was his plexiglass bra.
So begins Destination Unknown -- it's 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a dance club, trying to pretend he's more out and outgoing than he really is. C.J. isn't just out -- he's complete out there, and Micah can't help but be both attracted to and afraid of someone who travels so loudly and proudly through the night.
A connection occurs. Is it friendship? Romance? Is C.J. the one with all the answers... or does Micah bring more to the relationship that it first seems? As their lives become more and more entangled in the AIDS epidemic that's laying waste to their community, and the AIDS activism that will ultimately bring a strong voice to their demands, whatever Micah and C.J. have between them will be tested, strained, pushed, and pulled -- but it will also be a lifeline in a time of death, a bond that will determine the course of their futures.
In Destination Unknown, Bill Konigsberg returns to a time he knew well as a teenager to tell a story of identity, connection, community, and survival.
Author: Bill Konigsberg
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.83w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9781338618051
Age Range: 13-17
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/04/2022
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2022
Booklist 07/01/2022 pg. 70