She says the cat came back is a book I wish I could give to a teenage lesbians all over the country it is an antidote to the hatred and contempt young lesbians face every day a lesson in love for those who find it hard to believe in love what Hillary Mullins has accomplished is to give a voice to the voiceless and every day heroin who learns not only how to say no but how to say yes Dorothy Ellison 1992 National book award nominee bastard out of Carolina Paul Monet says very refreshing vividly told story a narrative and a total charming unaffected and blessingly unliterary 1992 National book award winner becoming a man Hillary Mullins 1987 year old Stevie roof garden has come under the influence of a teacher named Rick a woman ice hockey coach named granite and another teacher named Mick now Andrea a new classmate has entered her life from here let Stevie tell you her story in her own voice in her own words wow this would be good only book I found a library when I was a kid trying to figure out why it was a lesbian or why who I was not knowing why I like girls I found in my blue that was not helpful I have it I can I sell it it's not going to even looked at that's what I wish I had done to that book that I found for 10 cents at my old Library.