Publisher's Synopsis
With sensitivity and a teenager's ability to find humor even in disaster, Jan Blixen tells of his life growing up gay in the Midwest. Fast-paced and intricately woven, Jan's stories are a concentration of emotional power, often heartwarming and heartbreaking in the span of a single page..... With wit and empathy, Jan vividly portrays the people in his life. An escaped mental patient, living in a refrigerator box, gives Jan a priceless gift. A university professor, accused of a terrible crime, is Jan's best friend. A police detective, investigating child abuse, makes an entrance into Jan's life, and so does a champion thoroughbred racehorse, a pastor who believes an exorcism will save Jan's soul, and a shotgun-toting delicatessen owner.....The reader quickly understands that being gay is but a small part of who Jan Blixen is. Jan is the boy who won't be intimidated by bullies. Jan is the boy who refuses to stop loving a brutal father who loathes him as God's practical joke. Jan is the boy who uses his gift of gentleness to rescue the broken people around him. Jan Blixen is-the boy with the yellow socks! ..... Reviewers on Goodreads & Amazon write: ....."Brilliantly and vividly told...One of the most endearing and remarkable novels I've ever read...The originality here is astonishing...The narrative is eloquent and precise...I went through the entire emotional spectrum while reading...Should be a set book for secondary schools...I really like this kid!".....About the Author: ..... Since a boy of fifteen, all J. Carter Swift has ever wanted to be is a writer.
