I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip

I'll Get There, It Better Be Worth the Trip
Author John Donovan[1]
Language English
Publisher Dell Pub Co
Publication date
 June 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 was the subject of an essay by Martin Wilson in the 2010 book The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered.

References

  1. ↑ "John Donovan, 63; Wrote Books and Plays". The New York Times. May 1, 1992.
  2. ↑ Italie, Leanne (June 23, 2010). "Teen books with gay themes take off". Associated Press. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ Wersba, Barbara (September 12, 1971). "Wild in The World; By John Donovan. 94 pp. New York: Harper & Row. $3.50". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Young adult books come of age. | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared
  6. ↑ "Flux to Issue 40th-Anniversary Edition of Seminal John Donovan Novel". Retrieved 2010-06-25.