{"product_id":"oddly-normal-john-schwartz-9781592408405","title":"Oddly Normal: Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening story for families who hope to bring up well-adjusted gay adults.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: his thirteen-year-old son, Joe, had tried to commit suicide. Hours before, he had come out to his classmates-- and was met by dismay and confusion. After school he took an overdose of pills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOddly Normal\u003c\/i\u003e is Schwartz's very personal attempt to address his family's own struggles within a culture that is changing fast, but not fast enough to help gay kids like Joe. Schwartz follows Joe through childhood to the present day, interweaving his narrative with common questions, including: Are effeminate boys and tomboy girls necessarily gay? Is there a relationship between being gay and suicide or mental illness? Should a child be pushed into coming out? Parents, teachers, and counselors alike will welcome \u003ci\u003eOddly Normal\u003c\/i\u003e and its crucial lessons about helping gay kids--and any kid who is different--learn how to cope in a potentially hostile world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592408400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592408405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/29\/2013 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014","brand":"John Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938487468287,"sku":"9781592408405","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7a55f975-7c18-481e-a114-185ecf25f463.jpg?v=1681435972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oddly-normal-john-schwartz-9781592408405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}