Stick

Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he's tall and thin) is bullied for being "deformed" - he was born with only one ear. His older brother Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can't defend one another from their abusive parents.

When Stick realizes Bosten is gay, he knows that to survive his father's anger, Bosten must leave home. Stick has to find his brother, or he will never feel whole again. In his search, he will encounter good people, bad people, and people who are simply indifferent to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. But he never loses hope of finding love - and his brother.

From Andrew Smith, the Printz-Honor author of Grasshopper Jungle and Winger, this is a powerful young adult novel full of joy, heartbreak, and survival.

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

About the author

Andrew Smith is the Interfaith Advisor to the Bishop of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He brings years of experience and expertise in the area of interfaith dialogue and fostering relationship between different faith and community groups.
Ulrike Hunt works for The Feast in Luton, United Kingdom. She too carries years of experience of interfaith dialogue with teenagers and of training others in how to create a safe space for teenagers to experience constructive dialogue.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Smith, Translator Andrew Smith
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3pl
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781250088130
• ISBN: 978-1-250-08813-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 441 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Kinder/Jugendliche: Familienromane, Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Familien und Familienangelegenheiten, Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale themen: LGBT, young adult fiction, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBT, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes / Sexual Abuse)