Dream Boy vs Leave Myself Behind: Which Should You Read?

Dream Boy Jim Grimsley · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.0 195 pages · ≈ 3 h 37 m · Moderate

“On Sunday in the new church, Preacher John Roberts tells about the disciple Jesus loved whose name was also John, how at the Last Supper John lay his head tenderly on Jesus's breast.”

First love is never easy. But when the new boy in a small town is being secretly abused by his father, first love might be the only thing that can save him. With his mother busy in the kitchen and his drunken father…

Leave Myself Behind Bart Yates · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.1 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Moderate

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO NOAH YORK: "Anybody who tells you he doesn't have mixed feelings about his mother is either stupid or a liar." "Real life seldom makes me cry. The only thing that gets to me is the occasional…