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Gr 9-Up Billy thinks he's too short, too pale, too wimpy, and too tentative to make a place for himself in a world that is taller, tanner, classieruntil he spends a marvelous summer in Arizona living with his uncle and working with race horses. There he finds a wonderful girl who thinks he's terrific and a job at which he discovers he's really good. Above all, there's his gay uncle, whose positive portrayal is rarely seen in young adult novel...Log In or Sign Up to Read More