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A Rock and a Hard Place : One Boy's Triumphant Story
A Rock and a Hard Place One Boy's Triumphant Story
Author: Anthony Godby Johnson
A 14-year-old boy's powerful, eloquent, and heartening memoir: how he survived abusive parents, made school and the New York streets his refuge, and finally found a genuine family--only to be confronted with the ultimate challenge of AIDS. Like The Diary of Anne Frank, this is a young person's personal account of rising above the worst te...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451181855
ISBN-10: 0451181859
Publication Date: 6/1/1994
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Signet
Book Type: Paperback
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Although published as non-fiction, there is now some question as to the authenticity of this work. A fictional account of this author's experience with yet another author (Armistad Maupin) has been published (by Maupin) under the title *The Night Listener*.
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reviewed A Rock and a Hard Place : One Boy's Triumphant Story on + 232 more book reviews
Wonderful story! Extreamly interesting! Uplifting!
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I read this book many years ago when it first came out and thought it was incredible. This was a story of strength and survival and touched a sensitive subject of it times.


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