Road Home

Road Home - Hardcover

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Road Home

Road Home - Hardcover

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Book Overview

by Rex Ogle (Author)

When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home, find a girlfriend, and attend church twice a week, or he could be gay--and leave. Rex left, driving toward the only other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would ultimately leave him homeless and desperate on the streets of New Orleans.

Here, Rex tells the story of his coming out and his father's rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survival on the streets. Road Home is a devastating and incandescent reflection on Rex's hunger--for food, for love, and for a place to call home--completing the trilogy of memoirs that began with the award-winning Free Lunch.

Number of Pages: 272
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN
Publication Date: May 14, 2024
Award: Michael L. Printz Award (2025)
Award: Stonewall Book Award (2025)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Road Home
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 8
ISBN9781324019923
Author Rex Ogle
PublisherNorton Young Readers
GenreChildren, Family, and Biography
FormatHardcover
PublishedMay 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Rex Ogle

Rex Ogle is an award-winning author of more than a hundred books for kids, including his memoirs Free Lunch (winner of the YALSA award for Excellence in Nonfiction), Road Home (a Michael L. Printz Honor and Stonewall Honor book), and Four Eyes and Pizza Face, both illustrated by Dave Valeza. Under his pseudonym Rey Terciero, he has also penned graphic novel retellings such as Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy; Northranger; and forthcoming Dan in Green Gables. Born and raised in Texas, Rex now lives in Los Angeles, where he writes every day. He still wears glasses, picks at his pimples, and can't stop eating cake. Learn more about Rex and his books at rexogle.com.

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