Lawn Boy By Jonathan Evison
Lawn Boy is an important, entertaining, and completely winning novel about social class distinctions, about overcoming cultural discrimination, and about standing up for oneself.
THEMES:
Race, Class, Latine, LGBTQ+, Racism
For Mike Muñoz, a young Chicano living in Washington State, life has been a whole lot of waiting for something to happen. Not too many years out of high school and still doing menial work—and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew—he knows that he’s got to be the one to shake things up if he’s ever going to change his life. But how?
In this funny, angry, touching, and ultimately deeply inspiring novel, bestselling author Jonathan Evison takes the reader into the heart and mind of a young man on a journey to discover himself, a search to find the secret to achieving the American dream of happiness and prosperity. That’s the birthright for all Americans, isn’t it? If so, then what is Mike Muñoz’s problem? Though he tries time and again to get his foot on the first rung of that ladder to success, he can’t seem to get a break. But then things start to change for Mike, and after a raucous, jarring, and challenging trip, he finds he can finally see the future and his place in it. And it’s looking really good.
Publication Date: April 3, 2018
Audiobook? Yes
Age Range: 14+
Read Time: 4 hours, 23 minutes (at 300 WPM)
ISBN-13: 9781616209230
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathan Evison is the New York Times Bestselling author of seven novels, including All About Lulu, West of Here, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!, Lawn Boy, Legends of the North Cascades, and Small World. As a teen, Evison was the founding member of the punk band March of Crimes, which included future members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. He lives with his wife and family in Washington State.
Jonathan Evison introduces his novel “Lawn Boy” at University Book Store. (April 2018, University Book Store)
Jonathan Evison joins New Day Northwest to discuss Lawn Boy, landscaping, and the American Dream (April 2018, NBC Seattle)
IN THE NEWS
The Would-be Banning of Lawn Boy, and Why I’m Not Booking any Flights to Texas in the Near-Future (NW Book Lovers)
Fairfax schools will return 2 books to shelves after reviewing complaints over content (The Washington Post)
Wayzata, Minnestota, School Removes Lawn Boy Against District Regulations (National Coalition Against Censorship)
