Title
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