{"product_id":"road-home-9781324019923","title":"Road Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, Rex tells the story of his coming out and his father's rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survival on the streets. \u003cem\u003eRoad Home\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rex Ogle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Norton Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324019923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e554764 \/ Road Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2024 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOgle, Rex:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRex Ogle\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; \u003cem\u003eAbuela Don't Forget Me\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; \u003cem\u003ePunching Bag\u003c\/em\u003e; and the novel \u003cem\u003e\u0026gt;When We Ride\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43769290162291,"sku":"9.78132E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2f205647-b686-445a-98fa-674473f023ef.jpg?v=1757074261","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/road-home-9781324019923","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}