Stick

About this book

Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because hes tall and thin) is bullied for being "deformed" he was born with only one ear. His older brother Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys cant defend one another from their abusive parents. When Stick realizes Bosten is gay he knows that to survive his fathers anger Bosten must leave home. Stick has to find his brother or he will never feel whole again. In his search he will encounter good people bad people and people who are simply indifferent to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. But he never loses hope of finding love and his brother.