My Fairy Godfather

A story about how music and film connects us to who we've loved, who we've been, and who we are becoming -- and that lying beneath the façade of teenage cynicism is the profound desire to be understood and loved.

Publisher Marketing: "Set in Liberal, Kansas, a teenager moves in with her gay, film geek Godfather and his partner who run the Starlite movie theater, a safe haven for their eccentricities and artistic yearnings. My Fairy Godfather tells a story about how music and film connect us to who we've loved, who we've been, and who we are becoming--and that lying beneath the faðcade of teenage cynicism is the profound desire to be understood and loved"--Publisher's website. Publisher Marketing : Reeling from the death of her parents in a car crash, teenage Billie travels over the rainbow and under tangled concrete overpasses, from her native Austin, Texas to the improbably named Liberal, Kansas. Her plan is to live with her godfather, Adam, "a lonely, gay, film geek stuck inside a jock's body - a jock's world." His partner Steven run the Starlite, a movie theater and safe haven for their eccentricities and artistic yearnings. Together, they face new challenges as they help a grieving teen find the path to her true self, while the couple themselves live with the compromises they've made for the sake of comfort.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 144 | Publication Date: 2024-05-21