- Summary: Liza is an outsider at her school who finds solace in museums. One day, she runs into Annie, who intrigues her from the beginning, but she doesn’t seem to know why. She feels different around Annie, but doesn’t quite know why. They are from different sides of town with different family histories, but they are drawn to one another, soon falling in love. Liza questions her sexuality throughout the entire novel, but when they are given the opportunity to spend the night together, all things are confirmed. Annie has known for a long time that she is gay, but Liza isn’t so quick to make that statement. But after their tumultuous night together, which ended in Liza’s lesbian teachers being fired for their sexual orientation, she realizes she knows what real love is, and for her, that love is with Annie.
- Textbook: Written in 1982, this novel was groundbreaking in its focus on a teenage lesbian relationship. This novel was written when this topic was incredibly taboo, and to be completely honest, is still taboo when it comes to teenagers. Some reviews have said that today’s teen would see this novel as cheesy, but I disagree. I think teens would be surprised at the timidness of their relationship because today, their love affair would be wild and edgy. This novel is truly about love and not just about sex, which I believe is what made this novel so powerful. More importantly, this piece investigates the mind of someone exploring their sexuality, and especially the pressures and confusion that comes with it.
Garden, N. (1982). Annie on my mind. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
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