Dirty One
Publisher
Chelsea Stations Edition
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780983285106
Pages
151 pages
Genre
realism
Format
short stories
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Set in the 1980s, Dirty one follows a pack of adolescent characters coming of age in a the suburban town of Leominster, Massachussetts.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Single parent; Gay/Lesbian; death of a mother; single father; single mother; gay child; gay teenager; gay parent
Main Character
boys and girls
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
male/male
Keywords
short stories; Massachussets; coming of age; gay youth
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Graves, Michael, "Dirty One" (2011). Diverse Families. 1347.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1347