The Vast Fields of Ordinary follows high school senior Dade Hamilton as he suffers through once last summer in the suburban midwest before he leaves for college. His parents' marriage is falling apart, his sorta-boyfriend Pablo only seems interested in Dade when they're alone, and his job at Food World just plain sucks. Unable to tell his parents he's gay, he practices on inanimate household objects like the ceiling fan in his bedroom and the soap dish in the bathroom. Then Dade meets mysterious Alex Kincaid, stoner extraordinaire, and Lucy Savage, whose own parents have shipped her off to spend the summer with her aunt and uncle after she reveals she's a lesbian, and suddenly the summer looks much brighter. Alex and Dade's relationship sparks Pablo's jealousy, and readers can see the collision coming before Dade does. In the space of one short summer, Dade will fall in love, visit his first gay bar, have an encounter with a missing girl, come out to his parents, and deal with the unforeseen consequences of his relationship with Dade. Dade is a sensitive soul and his friends are likeable misfits, not unlike the characters in Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Readers will be reminded of their own pivotal summers before heading off to college and transitioning into adulthood. The Vast Fields of Ordinary
The Vast Fields of Ordinary follows high school senior Dade Hamilton as he suffers through once last summer in the suburban midwest before he leaves for college. His parents' marriage is falling apart, his sorta-boyfriend Pablo only seems interested in Dade when they're alone, and his job at Food World just plain sucks. Unable to tell his parents he's gay, he practices on inanimate household objects like the ceiling fan in his bedroom and the soap dish in the bathroom. Then Dade meets mysterious Alex Kincaid, stoner extraordinaire, and Lucy Savage, whose own parents have shipped her off to spend the summer with her aunt and uncle after she reveals she's a lesbian, and suddenly the summer looks much brighter. Alex and Dade's relationship sparks Pablo's jealousy, and readers can see the collision coming before Dade does. In the space of one short summer, Dade will fall in love, visit his first gay bar, have an encounter with a missing girl, come out to his parents, and deal with the unforeseen consequences of his relationship with Dade. Dade is a sensitive soul and his friends are likeable misfits, not unlike the characters in Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Readers will be reminded of their own pivotal summers before heading off to college and transitioning into adulthood. 
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