The gospel of winter

Description:

Managing the challenges of his fractured family by taking Adderall, sneaking drinks, and confiding in an abusive priest, Aidan finds support from new friends including a crush, a wild girl, and a swim-team captain with his own secrets.

subjects: Conduct of life,  Fiction,  Friendship,  Priests,  Family problems,  Sexual abuse,  Substance abuse,  History,  JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Sexual Abuse,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse,  Children's fiction,  Conduct of life, fiction,  Friendship, fiction,  Substance abuse, fiction,  Connecticut, history, fiction

Places: Connecticut

Times: 20th century