Saving Alex : when I was fifteen I told my Mormon parents I was gay, and that's when my nightmare began
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Brooks, Joanna, 1971- author.
Published
New York : HarperOne, 2016.
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248 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | STAFF PICKS 289.3092 COOPER 2016 | Located on "Staff Picks" Display shelves by card catalog | Checked out |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | YA 289.3092 COOPER | On Shelf | |
CCL - Douglas - Nonfiction | 289.3092 COO | On Shelf | |
Eastern Wyoming College Library - Main Collection | 289.3092 C776S | On Shelf | |
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 289.3092 COOPER | On Shelf | |
Sweetwater Co. - Green River - Young Adult Nonfiction | YA 289.3092 COOP | On Shelf |
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New York : HarperOne, 2016.
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English
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"When Alex Cooper was fifteen years old, life was pretty ordinary in her sleepy suburban town and nice Mormon family. At church and at home, Alex was taught that God had a plan for everyone. But something was gnawing at her that made her feel different. These feelings exploded when she met Yvette, a girl who made Alex feel alive in a new way, and with whom Alex would quickly fall in love. Alex knew she was holding a secret that could shatter her family, her church community, and her life. Yet when this secret couldn't be hidden any longer, she told her parents that she was gay, and the nightmare began. She was driven from her home in Southern California to Utah, where, against her will, her parents handed her over to fellow Mormons who promised to save Alex from her homosexuality. For eight harrowing months, Alex was held captive in an unlicensed - residential treatment program - modeled on the many "therapeutic" boot camps scattered across Utah. Alex was physically and verbally abused, and many days she was forced to stand facing a wall wearing a heavy backpack full of rocks. Her captors used faith to punish and terrorize her. With the help of a dedicated legal team in Salt Lake City, Alex eventually escaped and made legal history in Utah by winning the right to live under the law's protection as an openly gay teenager."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cooper, A., & Brooks, J. (2016). Saving Alex: when I was fifteen I told my Mormon parents I was gay, and that's when my nightmare began . HarperOne.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Alex, 1994- and Joanna Brooks. 2016. Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began. HarperOne.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Alex, 1994- and Joanna Brooks. Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began HarperOne, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cooper, Alex, and Joanna Brooks. Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began HarperOne, 2016.
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