Full Product Details
Author: James Klise
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Imprint: Algonquin Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.257kg
ISBN: 9781523526741
ISBN 10: 1523526742
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Young adult
,
Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.
Reviews
"* Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year * ""Through passionate, cinematic scenes, Klise poignantly captures the fears and joys of being gay in this polished work of historical fiction. A transportive, thrillingly queer adventure."" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""Klise deftly manages to balance a number of elements in Joe's first-person narration: his gradual transition from wide-eyed innocence toward criminal activity, the complicated motivations of secondary characters, convincing dialogue, and an aura of danger and suspense.""--The Horn Book Magazine ""Klise details an arresting narrative replete with historical minutiae and slang ...to provide a mesmerizing snapshot of 1930s Chicago... Atmospheric and economically told.""--Publishers Weekly ""Klise... has done an excellent job of evoking his 1930s setting.... His story is engaging, and readers will root for innocent Joe and hope for a fate more agreeable than a return to closeted life down on the farm.""--Booklist"
"* ""Through passionate, cinematic scenes, Klise poignantly captures the fears and joys of being gay in this polished work of historical fiction. A transportive, thrillingly queer adventure."" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""Klise deftly manages to balance a number of elements in Joe's first-person narration: his gradual transition from wide-eyed innocence toward criminal activity, the complicated motivations of secondary characters, convincing dialogue, and an aura of danger and suspense.""--The Horn Book Magazine ""Klise details an arresting narrative replete with historical minutiae and slang ...to provide a mesmerizing snapshot of 1930s Chicago... Atmospheric and economically told.""--Publishers Weekly ""Klise... has done an excellent job of evoking his 1930s setting.... His story is engaging, and readers will root for innocent Joe and hope for a fate more agreeable than a return to closeted life down on the farm.""--Booklist"
Author Information
James Klise is the author of I'll Take Everything You Have and The Art of Secrets, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Teen Mystery, the Nevada Young Readers Award, and a Booklist Editor's Choice Award, among other honors. His first book, Love Drugged, was an ALA Stonewall Honor Award winner and Lambda Literary Award finalist. His short fiction and non-fiction have appeared in the New Orleans Review, StoryQuarterly, Southern Humanities Review, Chicago Tribune, and elsewhere. Mr. Klise earned an MFA from Bennington College. He leads a popular Novel-in-A-Year workshop at StoryStudio in Chicago and, for the past two decades, he has overseen a very busy high school library.
