I'll get there, it better be worth the trip

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Title:

I'll get there, it better be worth the trip

Author:

Donovan, John, 1928-1992

ISBN:

9780738721347

Edition:

40th anniversary ed., 1st Flux ed.

Publication Information:

Woodbury, Minn. : Flux, 2010, c1969.

Physical Description:

viii, 228 p. ; 21 cm.

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1969. With additional material.

Subject Term:

Friendship -- Fiction.

Homosexuality -- Fiction.

Families -- Fiction.

Friendship in adolescence -- Fiction.

Male homosexuality -- Fiction.

Alcoholism -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Summary:

Thirteen-year-old Davy Ross leaves New England to live in New York City with his erratic mother, and undergoes an emotional experience that leads him to self awareness.

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Widely regarded as the first LGBTQ+ book for teen readers, I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. is a groundbreaking classic. When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy's only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean. This anniversary edition features reflections from Brent Hartinger (Geography Club), Martin Wilson (What They Always Tell Us), and Kathleen T. Horning (Director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center), with a foreword by Stacey Donovan (Dive).

Author Notes

John Donovanwas a novelist and a playwright, who also served as the president of the Children's Book Council.I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. was originally published in 1969 and reprinted by Dell in 1973.

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Excerpted from I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip: 40th Anniversary Edition by John Donovan All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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