My Father's Scar
by Michael Cart
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As he enters into his first relationships as a gay man, a college freshman recalls the aching loneliness of life with his alcoholic physically abusive father in a community prejudiced against homosexuals.Tags
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Andy tells his story of growing up and coming out while suffering abuse from his father and the kids around him. Beautifully and simply written.
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Michael Cart was for many years the Director of the Beverly Hills Public Library. He was children's book editor for Parents, and has authored books for adults and young adults. He lives in San Diego, California
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- My Father's Scar
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- Fiction and Literature, LGBTQ+, Teen, Children's Books, Young Adult
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- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
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- PZ7 .C2425 .M — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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