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What they always tell us

Sixteen-year-old Alex feels so disconnected from his friends that he starts his junior year at a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, high school by attempting suicide, but soon, a friend of his older brother draws him into cross-country running and a new understanding of himself.

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Main Author: Wilson, Martin, 1973-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Social isolation > Young adult fiction.
Brothers > Young adult fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Young adult fiction.
High schools > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
Homosexuality > Young adult fiction.
Family life > Young adult fiction.
Alabama > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Sixteen-year-old Alex feels so disconnected from his friends that he starts his junior year at a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, high school by attempting suicide, but soon, a friend of his older brother draws him into cross-country running and a new understanding of himself.
Physical Description:293 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780385735070
0385735073
9780385905008
0385905009
Author Notes:Martin Wilson received a BA from Vanderbilt University, and an MFA from the University of Florida, where one of his short stories won a Henfield Award. This is his first novel. He lives in New York City


From the Trade Paperback edition.

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