Publication

2003-05-06 - HarperSanFrancisco

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCBF710 .F57 2003
  • LCCBF710.F57 2003

Description

Draws on the author's experiences as a mentor to teenage boys to investigate cultural assumptions about adulthood, citing such qualities as awareness, responsibility, and humor as the marks of a mature person.

First Sentence

I THINK MOST OF US ARE TERRIFIED BY THE IDEA OF GROWING up-or would be if we ever considered the idea seriously.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Taking Our PlacesHarperSanFrancisco2003-05-06

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