I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip.
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Widely regarded as the first LGBTQ+ book for teen readers, I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. is a groundbreaking classic. When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy’s only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean. Preview this book.
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Widely regarded as the first LGBTQ+ book for teen readers, I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. is a groundbreaking classic. When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy’s only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.
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Widely regarded as the first LGBTQ+ book for teen readers, I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. is a groundbreaking classic. When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy’s only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.
Copyright: 2010
Page Count: 240
Trim Size: 5.19 x 8
Rights Territory: Worldwide
Categories:
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBT
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Parents
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / General
John Donovan was a novelist and a playwright, who also served as the president of the Children’s Book Council. I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. was originally published in 1969 and reprinted by Dell in 1973.
“Shattering … frank … intelligent.” — Horn Book
“This book … should be available wherever young people read.” — New York Times
“Sophisticated … remarkably touching.” — Time magazine New York
“[T]he first YA novel to specifically address homosexuality in the lives of young adults.” — Christine Jenkins, The Library Quarterly, vol. 68, no. 3, 1998.
School Library Journal Best of 1969 Book List
Time magazine New York Times Best of 1969 Book List