Choir Boy

Choir Boy

Hardback (08 Apr 2005)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Twelve-year-old choirboy Berry wants nothing more than to remain a choirboy, surrounded by perfect notes, as opposed to his imperfect, quarreling parents. Choral music and the prospect of divinity thrill him. Desperate to keep his voice from changing, he tries to injure himself, and then convinces a clinic to give him testosterone-inhibiting drugs. The hormone pills keep Berry's voice from deepening but also cause him to grow breasts. Suddenly Berry faces a world of unexpected gender issues that push him into a universe far more complex than anything he has experienced. A fantastical coming-of-age story, Choir Boy combines off-kilter humor and its own brand of modern day magic in a rollicking, bittersweet story about growing up different.

Book information

ISBN: 9781932360813
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Imprint: Soft Skull Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 280
Weight: 426g
Height: 215mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 27mm