Rags to Rainbows

Michael Carterson's life couldn't be better: he's a senior in high school; he's involved with church; he's on the swim team and the soccer team; and he has lots of friends. There's only one problem. He thinks he might be gay. There is nothing he wants less, until he makes a new friend and embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will involve challenging every belief he'd ever held. Michael has grown up in a family ruled by strict religion and homophobia and has always believed that there is nothing worse than being a homosexual. But then he meets Sly, an openly gay and charismatic teen boy who introduces him to a way of life completely different than any he'd ever known. He feels comfortable in Sly's world, but knows that his family and other friends wouldn't like it if they knew that he was spending time with someone like Sly. As he gets ready to graduate high school and leave home, he has to choose between the new friends who accept him and his old friends who are all he's ever known. In finding out and accepting who he is, he will face a challenge that will completely change his life and nearly send him over the edge.