An atmospheric 1950's coming-of-age story about Andrew, 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 in which he looks askance at everything, especially Catholicism. After all, a kid's gotta be tough...but, is he tough "enough"?
He walks a jagged line between his bliss and agony.
Andrew convinces his best friend, Damian, a quiet reflective rebel also from a poor background, to become a fellow altar boy. Mark, Andrew's other friend, is a fun, risk-taking heathen (i.e., an Episcopalian) who takes Andrew's mind off things going on in church.
[Available in paperback and ebook format.]