In Mike We Trust
School year: Year 10, Year 11, Year 9
No. of pages 336
Published: 2009
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"In Mike We Trust" by Patrick Ryan follows the life of a gay teenager named Mike, who navigates the complexities of adolescence in a small town. He faces the challenges of coming out, dealing with family dynamics, and finding his identity amidst the pressures of peer relationships. The story delves into themes of love, acceptance, and the struggle for self-discovery as Mike learns to embrace his true self while seeking support from friends and allies. Through his journey, the novel paints a poignant picture of friendship, courage, and the quest for authenticity in a world of expectations. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.
There are 336 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
Patrick Ryan has worked as a teacher and professional storyteller for over twenty years. Now based in London, he regularly tours Britain, Europe and the US performing, lecturing and conducting a variety of workshops. Patrick has written for the BBC and has also actively participated in several major storytelling projects, among them 'Living Stories of the World', a multi-cultural workshop for primary children in inner and outer London. James Mayhew graduated from Maidstone College of Art with a first class honours degree in illustration. He has created many acclaimed picture books for children, and in 1994 received the New York Times award for one of the year's ten best-illustrated books with The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams. This is James' second title for Barefoot Books, joining The Barefoot Book of Stories from the Opera (1999).