The Last Exit to Normal
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780440239949
Pages
312 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After moving from Spokane, Washington, to a small Montana town with his father and his father's boyfriend, Ben notices that something is not quite right with the little boy next door and determines to do something about it.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Divorce; Step parent; Gay/Lesbian; divorced parents; step father; gay father; same sex relationship
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents; step father
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2008, Finalist,Young Adult Novels
James Cook Book Award, 2009, Winner, Young Adult
Thumbs Up! Award, 2009, Honor Book
Keywords
fathers and sons; child abuse; interpersonal relations; coming of age; city life; country life; drugs; crime
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Harmon, Michael B., "The Last Exit to Normal" (2008). Diverse Families. 1045.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1045