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Similarities Between Freaks And Revelations By David Hurwin
My favorite book is aptly entitled Freaks and Revelations by Davida Hurwin. In the “faction” novel, two teenage boys live every opposite lives. One boy, Doug, a 17 year old punk rock skinhead, lives a life of hatred and anger, yet unfound innocence. On the opposite end Jason, a gay 13 year old, finds himself shedding every ounce of innocence to survive on the streets after his family kicks him out for being homosexual. Although they lead two different lives, the two boys find themselves on the same West Hollywood St in an encounter that would change both lives forever. Jason, a character modeled after former skinhead Timothy Zaal, nearly beat real-life Matthew Boger to death. This is my favorite book because it shows how everyone is connected

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