Loved itI just connected with it so much it's about the author's teenage years growing up in a very conservative Christian family it's about learning to just love all of those around you even with their flaws
Rapture practice (2013)
Others: Positive In this funny and heartfelt coming-of-age memoir, the author recalls his teenage journey to find the person he is without losing the family who loves him. The plot contains sexual situations.
- ISBN:
- 9780316094641
- Length:
- 403 pages
Genres: biography
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