An excellent read.School Library Journal Starred Its true After 17yearold Bens father announces hes gay and the family splits apart Ben doeseverything he can to... » 

An excellent read.School Library Journal Starred Its true After 17yearold Bens father announces hes gay and the family splits apart Ben doeseverything he can to tick him off skip school smoke pot skateboard nonstopget arrested. But he never thinks hell end up yanked out of his city life andplunked down into a small Montana town with his dad and Edward the Boyfriend.As if its not bad enough living in a hick town with spiked hair a skateboardhabit and two dads he soon realizes somethings not quite right with Billythe boy next door. Hes hiding a secret about his family and Ben is determinedto uncover it and set things right. In an authentic unaffected and mordantlyfunny voice Michael Harmon tells the compelling story of an uprooted anduncomfortable teenaged guy trying to fix the lives around himwhile figuringout his own. Tracking Ben transformation from rebellious city boy tohardworking cowboy Harmon digs beneath the stereotypes. . . . Skillful oftenwitty insights into human nature.Publishers Weekly Starred «