Critical Praise

"Penetrates that most mysterious and dangerous of places: adolescence."

——Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here

"Deborah Digges's beautifully written, lucid memoir about raising a badass son on her own is impressively devoid of any poor-me sentiment"

——Esquire

"Thought-provoking … Deborah Digges offers a kind of mythological account of her son's rebellion"

——The New York Times Book Review

"What makes this book so terribly fascinating is its honesty and Digges's refusal to consider her son bad or worthless."

——USA Today