Oddly Normal : One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality (Paperback)

from Kassilem

I wasn't sure what to expect when I requested this book. There are a lot of books out there now about struggling with homosexuality. Schwartz's book however hit the right spots. There are a lot of important questions brought up in the book and well written answers given to them. And having the in...

from knitwit2

A remarkably candid memoir of a parent's experience as they assist thier son as he comes out and faces the challenges of a largely intolerant and unprepared school system. Chapters alternate with personal stories and accounts of the laws, advances in psychology, etc.

from Kiddboyblue

Simply put, this book tells us how these clearly amazing parents tried desperately to help their son and understand him. A model of what parents should be: an advocate for their children! I was immensely moved, humbled and humored by this book. A great read all around and so informative! The auth...

from mikitchenlady

"'You have to come home,' Jeanne said on the phone. Her voice was urgent, shaking. 'Joe has taken a lot of pills.'" So begins Oddly Normal, a memoir by The New York Times correspondent John Schwartz about his son Joe. Jeanne and John knew from an early age that their youngest son was gay, but wha...

from TinaV95

"Oddly Normal" is a very fitting title for this book! Part memoir, part journalistic reflection on statistics and studies, John Schwartz takes the reader through his family's journey with their youngest son, Joe. It happens that Joe is both gay and what his father refers to as "squirrely", a desc...