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The Martian child: a novel about a single father adopting a son (based on a true story)
By David Gerrold. 2002
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LGBTQ+ fiction, Family storiesJournals and memoirs
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A fictionalized account of the process during which the author--a middle-aged, gay, single Los Angeles writer--is approved to adopt a…
child. He learns about Dennis, an emotionally disturbed, hyperactive eight-year-old who has been in foster care most of his life and who insists he's a Martian. Some strong language. 2002Mississippi sissy
By Kevin Sessums. 2007
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Former Vanity Fair editor describes his Jackson, Mississippi, youth in the 1950s and 1960s. Recounts his parents' early deaths, the…
sexual abuse he suffered, his introduction to the arts and gay communities, and his association with journalist Frank Hains. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2007Possible side effects: True Stories
By Augusten Burroughs, Augusten X. Burroughs. 2006
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A collection of humorous anecdotes from the author of Running with Scissors (RC 54817). Describes his addiction to nicotine gum,…
his nosebleed on a red-eye trans-Atlantic flight, and his impulse to buy a puppy with his partner, Dennis, as a companion for their beloved French bulldog. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006Too late to die young: nearly true tales from a life
By Harriet McBryde Johnson. 2005
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Biography of persons with disabilities, Social issues, Disabilities, Journals and memoirs
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A lawyer specializing in disability issues protests Jerry Lewis's telethon and media heroes like Christopher Reeve. Born with a neuromuscular…
disease, the wheelchair-user relates anecdotes from her life of advocacy including involvement in Charleston, South Carolina, politics. Some strong language. 2005