Dream Boy

Jim Grimsley

first published 1995 Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1995 hardcover 195 pages

First love is never easy. But when the new boy in a small town is being secretly abused by his father, first love might be the only thing that can save him. With his mother busy in the kitchen and his drunken father reading scripture in the living room, Nathan can watch his schoolmate Roy from his upstairs bedroom window and dream about a life free from his father's night-time prowling. Nathan feels safer with Roy i...

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Dream Boy paperback · 2003 · Anne-Marie Métailié · 178 pages · 9782864244653
Dream boy edition · 1997 · Scribner Paperback Fiction · 195 pages
Dream Boy. edition · 1997 · Fischer
Dream Boy hardcover · 1995 · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill · 195 pages · 9781565121065

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