 First edition | |
| Author | John Donovan[1] |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-440-93980-1 |
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip is a young adult novel by John Donovan, first published in 1969.[2] It was one of the first mainstream teen novels to deal with homosexuality.[3][4][5] It was reissued in September 2010 by Flux, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide.[6] The novel tells the story of Davy Ross, a lonely boy who becomes close friends with a male classmate at his new school. The friendship later turns sexual, eventually causing Davy to struggle with feelings of guilt.
The novel was the subject of an essay by Martin Wilson in the 2010 book The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered.
- ^ "John Donovan, 63; Wrote Books and Plays". The New York Times. May 1, 1992. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Italie, Leanne (June 23, 2010). "Teen books with gay themes take off". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ Wersba, Barbara (September 12, 1971). "Wild in The World; By John Donovan. 94 pp. New York: Harper & Row. $3.50". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip.; By John Donovan. 189 pp. New York: Harper & Row. $3.95". The New York Times. May 4, 1969. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Young adult books come of age". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ "Flux to Issue 40th-Anniversary Edition of Seminal John Donovan Novel". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-06-25.