Boy erased : a memoir of identity, faith, and family
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2016.
Physical Description
340 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile Measure
1080L
Status
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
306.766 CONLEY
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306.766 CONLEY
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Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 306.766 CONLEY | On Shelf |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 306.76 CONLEY | On Shelf |
Big Horn Co. - Greybull Branch - Nonfiction | 306.76 CON | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2016.
Format
Book
Language
English
Lexile Measure
1080
Notes
Summary
"The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small-town Arkansas, Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality as a young man. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to "cure" him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. Through an institutionalized twelve-step program heavy on Bible study, he was supposed to emerge heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and, because of his brush with sin, stronger in his faith in God. Instead, even when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and understanding to search for his true self, empathy, and forgiveness. By examining and excavating his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow, Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and community. At times heartbreaking, at times triumphant, this memoir is a testament to love that survives despite all odds."--Dust jacket.
Reading Level
1080 L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Conley, G. (2016). Boy erased: a memoir of identity, faith, and family . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conley, Garrard. 2016. Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conley, Garrard. Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family Riverhead Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Conley, Garrard. Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family Riverhead Books, 2016.
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