There are a number of things about this book that work for me. The story culminates around the high of the successful puppet play, and the low of Shon’s final, most violent attack on Travis. As Travis works at putting together a production of Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shon’s attacks grow more and more violent. Unfortunately, Travis has spent most of his life as the number one target of a local bully, Shon Docker, who beats him up repeatedly for being a fairy and a faggot and the many other choice terms for homosexual that occupy every bigot’s vocabulary. He has inherited his aunt’s passion for sewing, and with the help of his best friend Chantelle, channels this into puppet-construction. Stitches by Glen Huser Travis is a junior high-schooler who lives in a double-decker trailer-home in Acton, Alberta with his aunt Kitaleen and her family while his mum, a country-western singer, is on the road.
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