My Father's Scar
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Michael Cart shares the poignant story of eighteen-year-old Andy Logan as he reflects on the tender moments and personal struggles he has faced while growing up. As Andy settles into his first year of college, he can't help but reflect on the struggles, events, and experiences that brought him to this point. As a fearsome and skittish little boy, Andy faced bullying and teasing for the entirety of his youth. Now, as an independent and strong young man, he considers the people and lessons learned that brought him to a place where he is confident and comfortable being himself. "Cart joints the rank of YA novelists with a courageous if not entirely successful story about a gay youth's coming of age..." - Publishers Weekly
Michael Cart
Past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Michael Cart was a columnist and reviewer for Booklist magazine. He was also the author or editor of nineteen books, including the gay coming-of-age novel My Father’s Scar and—with Christine Jenkins—The Heart Has Its Reasons, a critical history of young adult literature with gay/lesbian/queer content. His anthologies include Love and Sex: Ten Stories of Truth and Necessary Noise: Stories about Our Families as They Really Are. In 2008 he was the first recipient of the YALSA/Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Award, and in 2000 he received the Grolier Foundation Award for his contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by young people.
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