Authors:

  • Ben Lerner
Cover of The Topeka School

Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of ‘97. His mother, Jane, is a famous feminist author; his father, Jonathan, is an expert at getting ‘lost boys to open up. They both work at a psychiatric clinic that has attracted staff and patients from around the world. Adam is a renowned debater, expected to win a national championship before he heads to college. When a group of seniors bring loner Darren Eberheart into the social scene, Adam is unaware that Darren is one of his fathers patients. When a disastrous event occurs, Adam feels partly responsible.--Provided by publisher.

Citations

Lerner, Ben. The Topeka School. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.