Baby Be-bop | Themes and Characters
Baby Be-Bop traces the growing awareness for Dirk of what it means to be homosexual in the contemporary United States culture. Significant themes appear in Baby Be-Bop that also appear in other books in the Dangerous Angels series, including the difficulty of retaining artistic sensitivity in a harsh world and the power of love to build a community.
"Dirk knew there was something about this train that wasn't right." As Dirk enters adolescence one-fourth of the way into the book, he finds himself alone in chaotic territory. Like many adolescents, Dirk finds...
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