I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip. - Softcover

"Shattering ... frank ... intelligent." --Horn Book "This book ... should be available wherever young people read." --New York Times "Sophisticated ... remarkably touching." --Time magazine New York

The 40th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking teen classic. When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy's only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.