King of the Screwups
Publisher
Harcourt
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780152062583
Pages
310 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After getting in trouble yet again, popular high school senior Liam, who never seems to live up to his wealthy father's expectations, is sent to live in a trailer park with his gay "glam-rocker" uncle.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Kinship care; Gay/Lesbian; uncle raising nephew; uncle looking after nephew; gay; gay uncle; same sex relationship
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father; uncle
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2010 Twelve to Fourteen
Choices, 2010 Fiction Young Adult
Kirkus Best Young Adult Books, 2009
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, 2009
Rainbow List, 2010 Fiction
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2009
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers, 2009
Keywords
high school; trouble; wealthy; popular; rock band; kicked out of home; New York
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Going, K.L., "King of the Screwups" (2009). Diverse Families. 1355.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1355