Login
Register
Home || Search || About us || Blog || Contact us || Other book sites

Name: Mongrels

Full title: Mongrels: A Novel
Author: Stephen Graham Jones
Rank:

Rating:

Original Rating:

Popularity: 1.5
Genres/categories: Horror, Fantasy, Fiction, Young adult

Purchase/research links:
A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy whose family lives on the fringes of society and struggles to survive in a hostile world that shuns and fears them.

He was born an outsider, like the rest of his family. Poor yet resilient, he lives in the shadows with his Aunt Libby and Uncle Darren, folk who stubbornly make their way in a society that does not understand or want them. They are mongrels, mixedblood, neither this nor that. The boy at the center of Mongrels must decide if he belongs on the road with his aunt and uncle, or if he fits with the people on the other side of the tracks.

For ten years, he and his family have lived a life of late-night exits and close calls--always on the move across the South to stay one step ahead of the law. But the time is drawing near when Darren and Libby will know if their nephew is like them or not. And the close calls they've been running from for so long are catching up fast, now. Everything is about to change.

A compelling and fascinating journey, Mongrels alternates between past and present to create an unforgettable portrait of a boy trying to understand his family and his place in a complex and unforgiving world. A smart and innovative story--funny, bloody, raw, and real--told in a rhythmic voice full of heart, Mongrels is a deeply moving, sometimes grisly novel that illuminates the challenges and tender joys of a life beyond the ordinary in a bold and imaginative new way.
Similar books:

Mapping the Interior
by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones

Demon Theory
by Stephen Graham Jones

Darkness Creeping
by Neal Shusterman

Krampus
by Brom

Lost Gods
by Brom

Dweller
by Jeff Strand

Handling the Undead
by John Ajvide Lindqvist

The Ceremonies
by T. E. D. Klein

A Greater Monster
by David David Katzman

Alice
by Christina Henry

The Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti
by Stephen Graham Jones

Mystery Walk
by Robert McCammon

It Begins
by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Night Warriors
by Graham Masterton

The Boy Who Couldn't Die
by William Sleator

Little Hands Clapping
by Dan Rhodes

The Monster of Elendhaven
by Jennifer Giesbrecht

Southern Gods
by John Hornor Jacobs

The Resurrectionist
by E. B. Hudspeth