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America's Boy: A Memoir
America's Boy A Memoir
Author: Wade Rouse
In the tradition of such quirky and smart coming-of-age memoirs as Augusten Burroughs’s Running with Scissors and Haven Kimmel’s A Girl Named Zippy, America’s Boy is an arresting and funny tale of growing up different in America’s heartland. — Wade didn’t quite fit in. While schoolmates had crewcuts...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780525949343
ISBN-10: 0525949348
Publication Date: 4/6/2006
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 3
This is probably one of the best memoirs I've read in a long time. The author describes what he went through growing up as an overweight, gay boy in small-town America during the 60's & 70's. Even after moving away and losing all the weight, he still struggled with who he was and how others perceived him. A very honest and heartfelt story.
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