num_pages: 416
description: Thirteen-year-old Russell Pruitt abandoned by his mother follows his father to sun-splashed California in search of a dream. Suddenly forced to fend for himself Russell struggles to survive in Marshfield a dilapidated town haunted by a sadistic animal killer and a ring of malicious boys who bully Russell for being queer. Rescued from his booze-swilling father by Wen and Jian Mah a Chinese immigrant couple who long for a child Russell betrays their generosity by running away with their restaurants proceeds.
language: English
title: Home After Dark
publisher: Liveright