Road Home

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.

Author: Rex Ogle
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Published: 05/14/2024
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781324019923

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 554764 / Road Home


Award: 2025 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book - Young Adult Literature
Award: 2025 Stonewall Book Award Honor Book - Young Adult