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This final, essential chapter in Rex Ogle's memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living on the streets after his conservative father discovered he was gay.When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home, find a girlfriend, and attend church twice a week, or he could be gay -- and leave. Rex left, driving toward the only other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would ultimately leave him homeless and desperate on the streets of New Orleans.Here, Rex tells the story of his coming out and his father's rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survival on the streets. Road Home is a devastating and incandescent reflection on Rex's hunger -- for food, for love, and for a place to call home -- completing the trilogy of memoirs that began with the award-winning Free Lunch.
About the Author
REX OGLE was born and raised (mostly) in Texas. He is the author of memoirs Free Lunch (which received the ALA/YALSA Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction) , Punching Bag, and the upcoming graphic novel Four Eyes. He also wrote the fantasy middle-grade Supernatural Society trilogy and has written dozens of comics for Marvel and DC, as well as his webcomic Blink. He's written under a lot of pen names too - most notably Trey King, Honest Lee, and REY TERCIERO, under which he penned Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, Doña Quixote, and Northranger. He lives in Los Angeles where he writes full-time - when he's not outside hiking with his dog, playing MarioKart with friends, or reading.To find out more, visit www.rexogle.com or @thirdrex on instagram.
