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I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip.: 40th Anniversary Edition - John Donovan
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip.: 40th Anniversary Edition
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The 40th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking teen classic When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his... show more
The 40th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking teen classic When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy’s only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean. “Shattering… frank… intelligent.”—Horn Book “This book… should be available wherever young people read.”—New York Times “Sophisticated… remarkably touching.” —Time magazine   New York Times Best of 1969 Book List  School Library Journal Best of 1969 Book List This anniversary edition features reflections from Brent Hartinger (Geography Club), Martin Wilson (What They Always Tell Us), and Kathleen T. Horning (Director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center), with a foreword by Stacey Donovan (Dive).  
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780738721347 (0738721344)
ASIN: 0738721344
Publisher: Flux
Pages no: 228
Edition language: English
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I Live in Many Worlds
I Live in Many Worlds rated it
4.0 I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. by John Donovan
I have been left completely in awe of this book. John Donovan help create a movement in the literary world about gay teenagers and their self-discovery of who they are. His writing is simplistic but engaging. He writes characters that are so complex that you can't help but love (or hate) them. My on...
elspeth's ephemeral musings
elspeth's ephemeral musings rated it
4.0 I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip.
Very well written almost timeless...when reading I never felt that it was over 40 years old.
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