The hardest thing in the world is being a teenager. It's harder when your father is the pastor of a major church and your mother is the first lady of that church. It's detrimental to your health when, on top of all that, you're struggling with your sexuality and might have a crush on someone that's the same sex as you. To say that I'm confused would be an understatement. I want to come out of the closet, but I'm not even sure if I'm in the closet. I can't explore the possibilities and find out for sure because, according to the Bible that my parents live by, that would be a sin. I can't resist exploring the possibilities because it's all I think about. All day. Every day. I'm lost. I'm scared. And God knows I'm so confused. If my feelings and desires are ever revealed, ever exposed, not only would I look bad in the eyes of the world, in the eyes of a church that despises homosexuality, but I could destroy my father's position as pastor and my mother's impeccable reputation. Worse than that, I could destroy the very foundation of my family. And maybe even destroy my life. I'm Heaven. And this is my cry.

Told from the point of view of the author - who was 15 at the time - World's Fair is the raw and witty true story of a dysfunctional Southern family's harrowing motor-home road trip from South Carolina to the Montreal World's Fair in 1967 during The Summer of Love. An intimate coming-of-age story, World's Fair shines a bright light on the issues of alcoholism, adolescent sexual confusion, family violence and the universal need to love those who hurt us, despite their frailties.

There was a scene in a recent movie in which a group of men were sitting around talking about life. One man asked the rest if they remembered when they knew they had become a man. As each of them answered, one particular answer got me thinking. The man simply said, "When my father called the man out in me." The title of that movie was Courageous. Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a real man in today's world? Or maybe you're just looking for advice on some of life's important topics for guys such as college, buying a car, dating, love, marriage and raising a family. This book is full of just such advice from men who want to share their wisdom with you, and a mom who just happens to have a boy of her own.