Dairy Queen Days Author:Robert Inman The place: Moseley, Georgia. The time: the summer of 1979. As 16-year-old Trout Moseley moves to the small town that bears his family’s name and legacy, his mother is a patient in an Atlanta psychiatric facility and his father -- a 300-pound motorcycle-riding Methodist minister -- is delivering scandalous sermons comparing Jesus with Elvis... more » and the Holy Ghost with his college football coach. As summer stretches toward an uncertain future, Trout faces the challenge of reconciling powerful ancestral traditions with his search for a sense of self. He finds refuge in a job at Dairy Queen and in Keats, the strong-willed, sharp-tongued girl who captures his heart. But when chaos breaks out, Trout must figure out how to save himself.« less
IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF SOUTHERN STORYTELLING, ROBERT INMAN WEAVES A RICH AND EVOCATIVE TALE OF A TEENAGE BOY'S STRUGGLE TO FORGE HIS OWN IDENTITY BENEATH THE SEARING GEORGIA SUMMER SUN.