FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE - TEXT
Dads can be such a drag
Life has been a struggle for Toby Goodman. Her mother died by suicide five years ago, and her father left their small town before Toby was born. Now a teenager living on her grandparentsâ dairy farm, Toby has trouble letting people in. She keeps even her closest friend, the brash but endearing Trisha, at armsâ length, and recently ended her first relationship, with Trishaâs burnout brother, Mike. Convinced that she is destined to follow her motherâs path, Toby creates a plan to escape her pain.
But with the news that her father is coming home and finally wants to meet her, Toby must face the truth of her familyâs story. Not only is her father gay, but heâs also a world-famous female impersonatorâand a self-absorbed, temperamental man-child who is ill-prepared to be a real parent.
When Tobyâs careful plans go awry, she is forced to rebuild the life she thought she knew from the ground up. While she may not follow an expected path, through the support of a quirky but lovable circle of friends and family, Toby may finally put together the many different pieces that make up her past, her present, and her future.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Social & Family Issues
- Family
- Social & Family Issues
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : HarperCollins
Author : Francis, Brian
Language : English
Published :2019-09-10
Number Of Pages : 368
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1443457701
ISBN-13 : 9781443457705
Item weight : 0.97 lb
Dimensions : 1.5 in x 5.7 in x 8.3 in
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