Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Boy Who Went Away

The Boy Who Went Away
The Boy Who Went Away
Author: Eli Gottlieb
For Denny Graubart, the chaotic summer of 1967, when the screams of napalm bombs on the nightly news drowned out the cheers of the All-Star game, brings the painful realization that childhood has passed. while engaging in his favorite domestic spying game, Denny unwittingly discovers the desperate measures his mother will take to save his autist...  more »
Info icon
ISBN-13: 9780312150709
ISBN-10: 0312150709
Publication Date: 1/1997
Pages: 208
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 4

4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

MarchiaLuigi avatar reviewed The Boy Who Went Away on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I liked this book. It was narrated by Denny, whose older brother suffers from autism. The story takes place over a summer and we learn, from Dennys point of view, what it is like to live with an autistic sibling, a mother obsessed with that sibling and a father who drinks to hide his unhappiness. The author takes dark subjects, alcoholism and autism, and puts the reader in Dennys head so that we can see his world as it relates to his dysfunctional family.
Read All 2 Book Reviews of "The Boy Who Went Away"


Genres: