num_pages: 195
description: ALA Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual Book Award. DREAM BOY confirms the immense promise of Jim Grimsley's award-winning debut, WINTER BIRDS. In his electrifying novel, adolescent gay love, violence, and the spirituality of old-time religion are combined through the alchemy of Grimsley's vision into a powerfully suspenseful story of escape and redemption. "I've never read a novel remotely like DREAM BOY; and my admiration for Jim Grimsley's power is widened and deepened."--Reynolds Price; "Translucent prose and emotional authenticity."--Out. A QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB SELECTION.
language: English
title: Dream Boy: A Novel
titlecomplete: Dream Boy: A Novel
characters: Evelyn (Exit Strategy), Burke, Roy, Randy, Nathan Davies
genres: Young Adult, Queer, M M Romance, Coming Of Age, Gay Fiction, LGBT, Gay, Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
ratings_count: 4658
places: North Carolina
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Men's Fiction
publisher: Algonquin Books