The Topeka school
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New York : Picador, 2020.
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1250758009, 9781250758002
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Published
New York : Picador, 2020.
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282 pages ; 21 cm
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English
ISBN
1250758009, 9781250758002

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Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of '97. His mother, Jane, is a famous feminist author; his father, Jonathan, is an expert at getting "lost boys" to open up. They both work at a psychiatric clinic that has attracted staff and patients from around the world. Adam is a renowned debater, expected to win a national championship before he heads to college. He is one of the cool kids, ready to fight or, better, freestyle about fighting if it keeps his peers from thinking of him as weak. Adam is also one of the seniors who bring the loner Darren Eberheart--who is, unbeknownst to Adam, his fathers' patient--into the social scene, to disastrous effect. Deftly shifting perspectives and time periods, The Topeka School is the story of one family's struggles and strengths: Jane's reckoning with the legacy of an abusive father, Jonathan's marital transgressions, the challenge of raising a good son in a culture of toxic masculinity. It is also a riveting prehistory of the present: the collapse of public speech, the trolls and tyrants of the New Right, and the ongoing crisis of identity among white men

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lerner, B. (2020). The Topeka school (First Picador paperback edition.). Picador.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lerner, Ben, 1979-. 2020. The Topeka School. Picador.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lerner, Ben, 1979-. The Topeka School Picador, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lerner, Ben. The Topeka School First Picador paperback edition., Picador, 2020.

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