![]() ![]() This powerhouse of a book is written by Dr. ![]() Daniel is precocious, carefree, mischievous, religious, and unguarded.ĬW/TW: References to domestic violence, child abuse, homophobia, colorism, racism, clergy abuse, suicidality, sex, and death. They are different: Pedro is darker-skinned, oppressed, repressed, introverted, and agnostic. They are similar: gay, neurodivergent Latinos in love with all things Mexico. ![]() While Pedro suffers more at home, Daniel is particularly susceptible to the malevolence of the outside world. Their resilience and special bond help the boys face one evil after another. Together they endure an abusive home life, coming out, first loves, first jobs, and the AIDS pandemic, in a coming-of-age story unlike any other.ĭespite everything, there is much joy in the stories in the book. Pedro & Daniel is a sweeping and deeply personal novel that spans from childhood, through their teen years, and into adulthood. They are alike, but they are dissimilar in their struggles, their dreams, their approach to life. Their mother resents that Pedro is a spitting image of their darker-skinned father that Daniel likes dolls that neither boy plays sports. Pedro and Daniel are Mexican American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. ![]()
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