Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- "Lawn Boy," by Jonathan Evison

"Lawn Boy" by Jonathan Evison
In this award winning book (Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Association) Evison tells the story of Mike Muñoz, a young bi-racial (Chicano and white) gay adult from a working-class family in Washington State. Muñoz finds himself unemployed and adrift after being fired from a landscaping job because he refused to do a menial task for a client. As he tries to find a new job, he struggles with racism, microaggressions, and other social issues like poverty and class. Muñoz’s search for meaning leads him on a journey of self-discovery as he tries to find his place in the world. What sets Lawn Boy apart is that it focuses on race, class and economic disparity; it is a moving, humorous, and insightful portrait of a young man searching for the American Dream.