The story explores the deep bond between childhood friends Freya Young and Evan Bennett, complicated by their five-year age difference. Freya holds onto the hope of a future together, but their connection is tested when Evan leaves for a prestigious college in another state. The narrative delves into themes of friendship, longing, and the challenges of growing apart, as Freya grapples with the reality of their separation and the uncertainty of their relationship's future.
In Queer Timing, Susan Potter offers a counter-history that reorients accepted views of lesbian representation and spectatorship in early cinema. Potter sees the emergence of lesbian figures as only the most visible but belated outcome of multiple sexuality effects. Early cinema reconfigured older erotic modalities, articulated new--though incoherent--sexual categories, and generated novel forms of queer feeling and affiliation. Potter draws on queer theory, silent film historiography, feminist film analysis, and archival research to provide an original and innovative analysis. Taking a conceptually oriented approach, she articulates the processes of filmic representation and spectatorship that reshaped, marginalized, or suppressed women's same-sex desires and identities. As she pursues a sense of "timing," Potter stages scenes of the erotic and intellectual encounters shared by historical spectators, on-screen figures, and present-day scholars. The result is a daring revision of feminist and queer perspectives that foregrounds the centrality of women's same-sex desire to cinematic discourses of both homo- and heterosexuality.
Set against the backdrop of a new school and neighborhood, the story follows Hector, who hopes for a fresh start away from bullying. His friendship with Ruby blossoms despite her best friend's disdain for him. As school begins, Hector faces bullying again, prompting both him and Ruby to confront their values and the importance of standing up for others. The narrative explores themes of friendship, courage, and the moral dilemmas surrounding bullying, inviting readers to reflect on their own choices in challenging situations.
