Lawn boy

Name: Lawn boy
ISBN: 9781616208257

by Jonathan Evison · first published 2018

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"Mike Muñoz is a young Mexican American not too many years out of high school--and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew. Though he tries time and again to get his foot on the first rung of that ladder to success, he can't seem to get a break. But then things start to change for Mike, and after a raucous, jarring, and challenging trip, he finds he can finally see the future and his place in it"--

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lokhura · May 22, 2023 · Mentions

…Blue" by George M. Johnson - "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison - "Flamer" by Mike Curato - "Looking for Alaska" by John Green - "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky - "Lawn Boy" by Jonathan Evison - "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie - "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez - "A Court of Mist and Fury" by Sarah J. Maas - "Crank"…
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DoreenMichele · Apr 26, 2023 · Mentions

…by Dean Atta, Tomboy by Liz Prince, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, and Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison ...The American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom counted more than 700 complaints last year, the most since it began keeping records more than 20 years ago.
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Natsu · Nov 15, 2022 · Mentions

…been about age restrictions on the books "Gender Queer: A Memoir" which contains images of graphic scenes of gay sex and oral sex as well as a girl encouraged to “taste” herself by her own siblings or “Lawn Boy” which describes a man talking approvingly to his friend about having oral sex with a grown man when he was only in fourth grade. I'm not aware of any 'bans' per se, but the books have been removed from…
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CountDrewku · Nov 29, 2021 · Critical

Depends on how they're being taught. If they're being used as examples of what a religion is then no. If they're being used like Lawn Boy to brainwash kids into thinking pedophilia is acceptable then no. Maybe you should ask whether you'd be ok with a religious class where we teach that everyone should be a good Christian? Let me know…
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beatsie_ · Feb 5, 2022 · Mentions

Looks like they left out 33 Snowfish, Call Me By Your Name, Gender Queer: A Memoir, and Lawn Boy, which were books parents were actually protesting about because they depict sexual acts between adults and minors.
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Khaine · Mar 23, 2023 · Mentions

…schools: Gender Queer - has images of kids performing oral sex https://theiowastandard.com/shocking-images-from-book-gender... All Boys Aren't Blue - includes sex scenes - https://youtu.be/ag-ByyDXhUQ Lawn Boy - includes sex scenes https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/video-sucked-eachot... This Book Is Gay - a book with sections that teach and advise kids about anal sex, oral sex, and hookup apps https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tampa-school-sex-book/
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