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    The Rejected Son
    The Rejected Son
    The Rejected Son
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    The Rejected Son

    By John Green

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    "The Rejected Son" is book 1 of "The Coming Out Series", a Family Saga about a boy and his struggle to deal with life as a gay man.

    Logan is an only child until his Momma marries George, an industrial mechanic. George also has a son, Tim, who becomes Logan's step-brother. As soon as the wedding is over, the family is relocated and Logan must adapt to a new life with a step-father that hates him because he is gay. After Logan is kicked out of the house, his life takes a turn for the worse as he is forced to prostitute himself to survive.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPorterlance Books
    Release dateJan 10, 2013
    ISBN9781301417681
    The Rejected Son
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    John Green

    John Green grew up on Long Island and has worked in New York City since graduating from the School of Visual Arts with a degree in graphic design. He was the comics consultant for Disney Adventures magazine and has also worked on comics for Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Scholastic, DC Comics, and First Second Books. His latest project is Hippopotamister, his first graphic novel as both writer and artist. John lives in Brooklyn, and you can see more of his work at www.johngreenart.com.

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      The Rejected Son - John Green

      The Rejected Son

      John Green

      Copyright Porterlance Books 2013

      Published by Porterlance Books at Smashwords

      All rights reserved. Except for the use in review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, is forbidden without the written permission of the author.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to the actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Books by John Green:

      The Rejected Son (Book 1 of the Coming Out series)

      The Homecoming Reunion (Book 2 of the Coming Out series)

      The Broken Dreams (Book 3 of the Coming Out Series)

      The Coming Out Series: Complete Collection (All 3 Books)

      www.PorterlanceBooks.com

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      The Rejected Son

      John Green

      Chapter 1

      The oldest memories I have are of me and Momma at the zoo. I must’ve only been about three or four, but I remember holding Momma’s hand tightly, and being fascinated at how long the giraffe’s necks were.

      The giraffes are the guardians of the animal kingdom, Momma told me when I asked why their necks were so long. They keep an eye out for any dangerous predators.

      I was intrigued by the idea that the animals had their own world and society, with each of them having a job to protect and provide for each other. At the same time, though, their society had its own dangers and villains, just like ours.

      The villain in my life was George, my soon-to-be step-father. Momma met George when I was just starting Kindergarten. George was the type of guy that always wore flannel shirts and liked to smoke a cigar or pipe at all times. He wore a bushy mustache and his face and hands felt like leather.

      At first he was very nice to me. I remember when Momma first introduced us. We met George at a large department store, and he offered to buy me any toy I wanted in the entire store.

      Since I could only get one, I wanted to make extra sure it was just the right toy.

      Any toy? I asked.

      Any toy, he confirmed. I thought that George must be rich if he could let me pick out any toy from the entire store.

      I searched the shelves over and over, returning two or three times to certain toys I liked, trying to decide if one was better than the other. I had never had a chance like this before, and wanted to be extra careful to make the right decision.

      Momma didn’t make a lot of money, so I usually only got toys at my birthdays or Christmases. It was rare to get a new one any other time. But, I guess George was trying to buy my acceptance. If only I knew that then.

      Come on now, Momma prodded when I was taking too long to make up my mind. Finally I decided on a toy movie projector. It had cartridges that you inserted into it, and it would project the cartoon movies onto the wall. It made me feel like I had my own movie theater inside my bedroom.

      They went on several more dates before announcing that they were getting married. Since I was so young, I didn’t really know what that meant, but I was happy for Momma.

      George had promised Momma a life of happiness…one where she didn’t have to work anymore. I was only five, so I didn’t realize then how quickly they were getting married compared to how long a normal engagement might last.

      It turned out that Momma and George got married in a hurry because George was being relocated at his job. He was an industrial mechanic, and had to go where the work was needed.

      Momma and George’s wedding was at the court house in front of a Justice of the Peace. It was just supposed to be family, so I was surprised to see another boy there. He seemed to be about twice my age, with short, cropped hair that was completely opposite from my own. I had what Momma called a mop top. I hated having my hair cut, so Momma just let it grow out rather than having me

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