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Bell, Eric

Alan Cole Is Not a Coward

265 pp. | HarperCollins/Tegen | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-256702-4 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-256705-5
(2) 4-6 Alan conceals many things about himself from many people, especially the fact that he is gay. His bullying older brother Nathan threatens to out Alan unless he competes with Nathan in a rigged set of tasks. The Labors of Hercules for the middle-school set (complete with underwear jokes), this debut novel is also a compelling examination of homophobic families and generational patterns of abuse.
Reviewer: Ed Spicer | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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