Labor Day

Relates a story of love, sexual passion, painful adolescence, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thi... (more)

Relates a story of love, sexual passion, painful adolescence, and devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy--and the man he later becomes--looking back on the events of a single long, hot, and life-altering weekend. (less)

Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the wh... (more)

Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives. (less)