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Author:

Hurwin, Davida, 1950-

Title:

Freaks and revelations : a novel / by Davida Wills Hurwin.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Co.,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

234 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Hate--Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices--Juvenile fiction.
Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction.
Punk culture--Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families--Juvenile fiction.
Drug abuse--Juvenile fiction.
California--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Hate--Fiction.
Prejudices--Fiction.
Homosexuality--Fiction.
Punk culture--Fiction.
Family problems--Fiction.
Drug abuse--Fiction.
California--History--20th century--Fiction.

Notes:

"Inspired by real events in the lives of Matthew Boger and Tim Zaal."

Summary:

Tells, in two voices, of events leading up to a 1980 incident in which fourteen-year-old Jason, a gay youth surviving on the streets as a prostitute, and seventeen-year-old Doug, a hate-filled punk rocker, have a fateful meeting in a Los Angeles alley.

ISBN:

0316049964
9780316049962

OCLC:

(OCoLC)276514806

LCCN:

2008047384

Locations:

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

DTPD413 -- Garner Public Library (Garner)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)