Uses for Boys, Erica Lorraine Scheidt
Uses for Boys, Erica Lorraine Scheidt
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Uses for Boys

Author: Erica Lorraine Scheidt

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 4 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/15/2013


Synopsis

Anna remembers a time before boys, when she was little and everything made sense. When she and her mom were a family, just the two of them against the world. But now her mom is gone most of the time, chasing the next marriage, brining home the next stepfather. Anna is left on her own—until she discovers that she can make boys her family. From Desmond to Joey, Todd to Sam, Anna learns that if you give boys what they want, you can get what you need. But the price is high—the other kids make fun of her; the girls call her a slut. Anna's new friend, Toy, seems to have found a way around the loneliness, but Toy has her own secrets that even Anna can't know. Then comes Sam. When Anna actually meets a boy who is more than just useful, whose family eats dinner together, laughs, and tells stories, the truth about love becomes clear. And she finally learns how it feels to have something to lose—and something to offer. Real, shocking, uplifting, and stunningly lyrical, Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt is a story of breaking down and growing up.

About Erica Lorraine Scheidt

Erica Lorraine Scheidt studied writing at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University and later received an MA in creative writing from the University of California, Davis. Now a teaching artist and longtime volunteer at 826 Valencia, she lives in Berkeley, California, and is at work on a second novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katy

Warning: This is NOT a cute YA romance. It's crass. It's disturbing. And it's definitely for a more mature audience who can handle a distasteful subject. Many readers will not like this book. Some will not get very far. But I was prepared, so I knew what I was getting myself into. I actually found th......more

Do not be fooled by the incredibly gorgeous cover. This is in no way romantic. There are no fairy lights in any of her relationships. This was a quick and depressing read but I felt it was real and raw. This is not a fun romance of a player girl who then settles down. (This is what I thought at firs......more