"BEWARE, SO LONG AS YOU LIVE, OF JUDGING MEN BY THEIR OUTWARD APPEARANCE."  
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." 
e.e. cummings

Being a young adult is difficult.  It's a time of self-discovery--you are figuring out who you are and what you stand for. Sometimes worrying about how you look, how you act, or what others think about you can get in the way of figuring all that out.

These novels focus on main characters who are worried about their image. They are quirky and different. They have disabilities, disfigurements, or weight problems.  They are bullied, left out, and misunderstood. They don't know where they belong.

Through these character's struggles they will learn important lessons about life, about love, and how to appreciate who they really are. And all the main characters are guys.  Books about guys, for guys.

Remember, there's more to you than what you see in the mirror or what others think of you.  It's all about what's inside.