Clark is on the verge of dropping out. While his mother still romanticizes her hippie youth, his father has burned out as a radical. When he isn't avoiding his parents, Clark likes to hide out with his outcast girlfriend on the outskirts of town. In a world that has rejected him, she's the only one who cares.

It's the '90s and Clark still doesn't know the meaning of his life. Maybe he never will. Instead of studying for his exams, he hangs out in an abandoned lot and listens to punk music. Rather than dressing up for prom, he climbs onto his roof and gazes at the stars. Yet at Emerson High, where only reputation matters, he just wants to make a name for himself. More than anything, he wants to be free.

Father in My Name is a dark satire about growing up in America.

It's a coming-of-age story for the misunderstood.

More importantly, it is about love. It is about death.

Content Warning:
This book contains mature themes that may be distressing to some readers.