An atmospheric 1950's coming-of-age story about a quirky seventh-grader living in vacant buildings with his grandfather while attending a ritzy private Catholic military grade school. At first, he's convinced that a monsignor's sexual abuse won't spoil his bizarrely fun life. After all, a kid's gotta be tough...But, is he tough "enough"? The novel commingles biting satire, critiques of the Church, humor, and depictions of childhood miseries as well as joys, and, of course, a bit of love. The author was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1945 and lived in city public housing from second grade to fifth grade. He knows a bit about Catholic education: He attended three Catholic grade schools, graduated from Catholic military high school, and received a masters degree from a Catholic college.
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