The Vast Fields of Ordinary (Reinforced Hardcover)

Its Dades last summer at home. He has a crappy job at Food World, a boyfriend who wont publicly acknowledge his existence (maybe because Pablo also has a girlfriend), and parents on the verge of a divorce. College is Dades shining beacon of possibility, a horizon to keep him from floating away. Then he meets the mysterious Alex Kincaid. Falling in real love finally lets Dade come out of the closetand, ironically, ignites a ruthless passion in Pablo. But just when true happiness has set in, tragedy shatters the dreamy curtain of summer, and Dade will use every ounce of strength hes gained to break from his past and start fresh with the future.