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Jack
Jack
Author: A. M. Homes
In Jack, A. M. Homes gives us a teenager who wants nothing more than to be normal -- even if being normal means having divorced parents and a rather strange best friend. But when Jack's father takes him out in a rowboat on Lake Watchmayoyo and tells his son he's gay, nothing will ever be normal again. Out of Jack's struggle to redefine what "fam...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679732211
ISBN-10: 0679732217
Publication Date: 9/5/1990
Pages: 240
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
This was a real departure from Homes' usually shocking novels; much tamer in tone. The narrator is a really likeable boy coming to terms with his confusing life. I have a son the same age, and I can truly say that she got it right. Enjoyed it.
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