A heartbreaking memoir of a boy isolated by his mother's eccentric homeschooling and his struggle to reclaim a life of his own.
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A heartbreaking memoir of a boy isolated by his mother's eccentric homeschooling and his struggle to reclaim a life of his own.
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A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK A heartbreaking, empowering, often hilarious debut memoir about a mother's all-consuming love, a son's perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door and the unregulated homeschool system that impacts millions like him A Top 10 Amazon Book of the Month Pick A Washington Post Book to Read in January! A Library Journal Big Book of the Week! A BookRiot Best New Nonfiction of January!* Stefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pull...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief account of sexual violence in the mother’s earlier life
Violence & gore
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Controlling physical regimens such as forced crawling and hair bleaching
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Passing references to religious and ideological homeschool contexts
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central critique of unregulated homeschooling and limits of parental freedom
Self-harm / suicide
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Discussion of Plano’s high suicide rate; isolation and despair themes
Abuse & suffering
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Central emotional abuse, educational neglect, isolation, and controlling maternal behavior
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