Dough Boy now in paperback
Overweight, fifteen-year-old Tristan, who lives happily with his divorced mother and her boyfriend, Frank, suddenly finds that he must deal with intensifies criticism about his weight and other aspects of his life when Frank's popular but troubled, nutrition-obsessed daughter moves in.
(Holiday House 978-0-8234-2096-4).
"Readers will easily feel the boy's anger and will applaud his resilience and resolve to remain true to himself. The story's supporting players--especially Tristan's parents--help to make this a winning debut, at once humorous and heartrending." --Publishers Weekly
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Magic and Misery
TJ adores her gay best friend, Pan. He is a golden boy--gorgeous, witty and sophisticated, so different from the redneck troglodyte teenage boys in her blue-collar town. TJ and Pan are inseparable until Caspar, the thoughtful football player in their English class enters the picture. Convinced she would never have a real boyfriend, TJ is thrilled when Caspar asks her out. But their romance jeopardizes her relationship with Pan, which becomes strained and unpredictable. Trenchant wit and unflinching honesty distinguish this unforgettable story in which magic and misery weave through true friendship and first love.
Apr 2009. 304 p. Holiday, hardcover, $17.95. (9780823421336)
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..." Best of all is the drama of physical attraction and friendship in all its intensity." - Booklist
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