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01994aam a2200313 a 4500 001 8C0F033E5CAB11EC8CCC037D25ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211214010038 008 210115s2021 miu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1612941990 020 $a 9781612941998 040 $a YDX $c YDX $d BDX $d DPL $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d SFR $d SILO 050 4 $a PS3604.A97815 $b D68 2021 100 1 $a Davison, Matthew Clark, $e author. 245 10 $a Doubting Thomas : $b a novel / $c Matthew Clark Davison. 250 $a Amble Press 1st ed. 260 $a Ann Arbor : $b Amble Press, $c 2021. 300 $a 303 p. ; $c 22 cm. 520 $a Thomas McGurrin is a fourth-grade teacher and openly gay man at a private primary school serving Portland, Oregon's wealthy progressive elite when he is falsely accused of inappropriately touching a male student. The accusation comes just as Thomas is thrust back into the center of his unusual family by his younger brother's battle with cancer. Although cleared of the accusation, Thomas is forced to resign from a job he loves during a potentially life-changing family drama. Davison's novel explores the discrepancy between the progressive ideals and persistent negative stereotypes among the privileged regarding social status, race, and sexual orientation and the impact of that discrepancy on friendships and family relations. By turns rueful, humorous, angry, and wise, Doubting Thomas marks the debut of an important writer.-- Back cover. 520 $a Doubting Thomas chronicles a challenging and disruptive year in the life of a young, gay teacher in the waning years of Obama's America.--Back cover, 650 0 $a Teachers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Gay men $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Gay teachers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Social status $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Malicious accusation $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Families $v Fiction. 941 $a 1 952 $l VFPB334 $d 20211214010158.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8C0F033E5CAB11EC8CCC037D25ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search