Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9780374309893
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Eighteen-year-old James living in New York City with his older sister and divorced mother struggles to find a direction for his life.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
930L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Divorce; Gay/Lesbian; divorced parents; gay; gay adult
Main Character
adult male
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Great Lakes Great Books Award, 2009, Honor Book, Grades 9-12
Lambda Literary Award, 2008, Finalist, Children's (Young Adult)
Keywords
college; Brown University; indecision; property; real estate; sister; Midwest; part-time job; New York; fear
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Cameron, Peter, "Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You" (2007). Diverse Families. 1920.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1920