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      Choir Boy

      by Charlie Anders
      Published
      Apr 2005
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
      Pages
      320
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      Twelve-year-old choirboy Berry wants nothing more than to remain a choirboy, surrounded by perfect notes, as opposed to his imperfect, quarreling parents. Choral music and the prospect of divinity thrill him. Desperate to keep his voice from changing, he tries to injure himself, and then convinces a clinic to give him testosterone-inhibiting drugs. The hormone pills keep Berry's voice from deepening but also cause him to grow breasts. Suddenly Berry faces a world of unexpected gender issues that push him into a universe far more complex than anything he has experienced. A fantastical coming-of-age story, Choir Boy combines off-kilter humor and its own brand of modern day magic in a rollicking, bittersweet story about growing up different.

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      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Literary

      Characters & Occupations

      LGBTQ

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      Jun 2006 SOFT SKULL PRESS ISBN13 9781933368474 ISBN10 1933368470
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      First Edition Apr 2005 Soft Skull Press ISBN13 9781932360813 ISBN10 1932360816
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