Lukas, a young hispanic boy, is his reckless mother's son, and in his young life, there is no mercy for an unlucky soul with an unhealthy habit of sucking his thumb. In his mind, he his actually a girl. Lukas is left vulnerable time and again as his mother abandons him, and before he meets Myra Doom on the metro bus, he has no one to protect him.
Fleeing to the safety of her small basement room, with a duffel of all he can carry, Lukas is free to explore her true identity - the vibrant Jessa Odessa…and then Lukas's destiny begins to change. The goal is a sex change operation, high-end escort service, and show business!
When Lukas encounters Lula, hiding from his real life dangers in her daughter's bedroom, there is no turning back. This boy clearly needs looking after, but Lula is not having a runaway staying under her roof.
Lukas ventures out on his own to the Emerald City streets, and begins turning tricks to survive. Now Lukas, sick and near death, must survive on her own, reclaim her identity as Jessa, outwit those who would exploit her with drugs and explicit abuse, and release the ghosts of her past before time runs out on another traumatized trans youth for good.
**Content Advisory: This series contains themes which may be too intense for younger readers, and/or disturbing to those sensitive to violence, language, or gore. Persons with PTSD from any sort of violence, please read at your own risk.
If you enjoyed this book make sure to pick up the other books in this series. **
Gobstopper is the sixth book in the Emerald City Stories series.
Fleeing to the safety of her small basement room, with a duffel of all he can carry, Lukas is free to explore her true identity - the vibrant Jessa Odessa…and then Lukas's destiny begins to change. The goal is a sex change operation, high-end escort service, and show business!
When Lukas encounters Lula, hiding from his real life dangers in her daughter's bedroom, there is no turning back. This boy clearly needs looking after, but Lula is not having a runaway staying under her roof.
Lukas ventures out on his own to the Emerald City streets, and begins turning tricks to survive. Now Lukas, sick and near death, must survive on her own, reclaim her identity as Jessa, outwit those who would exploit her with drugs and explicit abuse, and release the ghosts of her past before time runs out on another traumatized trans youth for good.
**Content Advisory: This series contains themes which may be too intense for younger readers, and/or disturbing to those sensitive to violence, language, or gore. Persons with PTSD from any sort of violence, please read at your own risk.
If you enjoyed this book make sure to pick up the other books in this series. **
Gobstopper is the sixth book in the Emerald City Stories series.
