Title
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