![]() ![]() Those who survive to graduate become major or minor characters in fairy tales. And while ultimately Davis is given his word, by then he realizes that he is defined by so much more.Ĭhainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied.Įvery four years, two children, one regarded as particularly nice and the other particularly nasty, are snatched from the village of Gavaldon by the shadowy School Master to attend the divided titular school. This is not at its heart a book about sexuality but about humanity. Readers who press through the slow start will be rewarded by genuinely funny observations, heart-wrenching social anguish, and the pull of wanting to belong. Brooklyn with its diverse population is an evocative backdrop for Davis’ soul-searching. And while Davis obsesses about his hygiene, his music, his family, and his place in the world, his sexual orientation is barely on the horizon. ![]() But he soon realizes that there are meaner things than euphemisms for fat when Sophie’s new friends call him a fag. Davis’ worst nightmare is that he will be known not as the nice kid or the smart kid or even the weird kid but as the husky kid. ![]() Operating under the premise that by high school, a kid is defined by one word only, 12-year-old Davis O’Brien attempts to find his own adjective before anyone else can give him one.ĭavis’ two best friends already have their descriptors. ![]()
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