Published: June 26, 2011
Words: 43,750 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466179165

Short description

Growing up in the 1970s, our young hero contends with parents who think he's weird, teachers who don't appreciate his challenging intellect, and classmates who resent his existential Show & Tell presentations. To make matters worse, he has strange feelings for his best friend. Nothing in his life makes sense until he meets Gunther, a German exchange student, and his life changes forever.

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Tags

humor, 1980s, 1970s, adolescence, gay adolescents, gay affirmative, gay coming of age, childhood issues, gay and lesbian fiction

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Videos

Audio Recording Video of Chapter 1, "Show and Hell"
This video is an audio recording of the first chapter, "Show and Hell". The cover and subsequent pages are also displayed. (A full audio book is in the works for the entire book.)

Reviews

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Review by: Bob Groves on Jan. 16, 2013 :
Like another reviewer, I read this book in one sitting. Even though my teenage years were the 60's rather than the 80's, I totally got where he was coming from. I also look forward to more books from Rob.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Nick Bob on Jan. 14, 2013 : (no rating)
Great story, well told and much appreciated.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Adrian Hutchins on Dec. 24, 2012 :
I really enjoyed this book and read it in one go from cover to cover. The author has a wonderful way with words. The main characters growing up experience seems to mirror that of a lot of gay people which is a great shame. Hopefully now that homosexuality is more acceptable, GLBT children can have a better childhood.
Looking forward to the authors next book.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Eric Prime on July 28, 2011 :
I loved the start of this book. The main character, a young boy, is wise beyond his years and it is a very funny read. I downloaded the sample and then quickly purchased the entire book. Over the course of the book the young boy grows up into a teenager and we are brought along to witness his experiences. It turns into something more common and expected (still is good read) but not the page turner it was in the first part of the book. I wish the main character could have stayed as interesting as he was as a child.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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