num_pages: 272
description: Toby, a Jesuit high school senior, struggles with his homosexuality, his mother's desertion, and a crack-dealing best friend until his lover offers to search for Toby's mother if Toby will befriend an AIDS victim
language: English
title: Toby's Lie: A Novel
titlecomplete: Toby's Lie: A Novel
genres: Fiction, LGBT, Queer, Gay Fiction
ratings_count: 90
places: Florida, Tampa, Florida
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Children’s/Young Adult
publisher: HarperCollins