The Porcupine of Truth
Bill Konigsberg
Carson meets Aisha after arriving in Billings to spend the summer with his terminally ill, alcoholic father. Though Carson initially hopes for romance, he and Aisha build a friendship instead. Aisha has been made to leave home after coming out to her parents. New information about Carson’s estranged paternal grandfather sends the two teens on a road trip toward San Francisco, hoping to reunite grandfather and son before it is too late. Along the way, they confront questions about family, religion, race, alcoholism, and friendship.
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