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I'll Get There, It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan · Booklabria

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I'll Get There, It Better Be Worth the Trip

HistoryChildren's fiction

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First published: 1969
Editions: 12 in 2 languages

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Davy has a difficult time adjusting to his grandmother's death and life in New York with his erratic mother. He becomes close friends with a male classmate at his new school. The friendship later turns sexual, eventually causing Davy to struggle with feelings of guilt. It was one of the first mainstream teen novels to deal with homosexuality.

Subjects: History
Children's fiction
Friendship
Families
Interpersonal relations
New york
Set in: New York
Time: 20th Century

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12 in 2 languages

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