{"product_id":"the-boy-with-a-thorn-in-his-side","title":"The Boy With a Thorn in His Side:","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: William Morrow, 2000. First edition, first printing (full number line). Octavo in black DJ; 205 p; 24 cm. Several faint scratches to DJ, extremely little wear to spine foot \u0026amp; foot fold \u0026amp; head \u0026amp; head fold, barely rubbed corners, else near fine(-) in near fine(+) DJ. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688168396\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeith Fleming had been a pretty ordinary Midwestern kid--Little League, Boy Scouts--but the year he turns twelve, his family is torn apart by divorce when he learns that his mother and his Uncle Ed are both gay. By the time Keith is fifteen he has become disfigured by severe acne and is so wild that his father and stepmother place him in a draconian adolescent mental institution. Here he meets Laura, a pretty Mexican girl with whom he begins a passionate love affair. -- WorldCat. Contents: \tChapter 1 Flemings and the Whites 5 -- Chapter 2 Mom and the Free School 37 -- Chapter 3 Horrors to Come 62 -- Chapter 4 Dr. Schwarz and Laura 81 -- Chapter 5 Life with Uncle Ed 108 -- Chapter 6 Playing House 147 -- Chapter 7 Back in the Provinces 184. Gay men; Biography -- Family relationships -- United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fleming, Keith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46055728087298,"sku":"81686.0","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/4412\/1602\/files\/holder_5_f45dbd1b-579a-4b3d-8802-d69731c9130b.jpg?v=1744079143","url":"https:\/\/bibliope.com\/products\/the-boy-with-a-thorn-in-his-side","provider":"Bibliope","version":"1.0","type":"link"}