Road Home
Written by Rex Ogle
Published by Norton Young Readers
When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home, find a girlfriend, and attend church twice a week, or he could be gay—and leave. Rex left, driving toward the only other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would ultimately leave him homeless and desperate on the streets of New Orleans.
Here, Rex tells the story of his coming out and his father’s rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survival on the streets. Road Home is a devastating and incandescent reflection on Rex’s hunger—for food, for love, and for a place to call home—completing the trilogy of memoirs that began with the award-winning Free Lunch.
Primary ISBN: 9781324019923
Publication Date: May 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Young Adult, Memoir, Age 14 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine)
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Accolades & Awards: Youth Media Awards, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 2nd, LGBTQIA+, Loss of Childhood, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Self-Harm, Trauma & Recovery: Substance Use
Setting: United States (Alabama), United States (New Orleans, LA)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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