To Be Loved

Jericho Diggs the preacher's son falls in love with another boy during his first year of Junior High School a sissy-or so he had expected-with imaginary breasts. Surely he doesn't fall in love on purpose-neglecting to anticipate the imminent chaos-the hate abuse or shame it will bring. He wouldn't choose a life that would send him running forever living for the approval of a father he hates.<p> <i>To be Loved</i> traces the lives of two black boys from their childhood friendship and later tragic love affair in Vicksburg a small town in Mississippi. The story follows them through their divergent paths to adulthood in search of love acceptance happiness and normalcy. It leads ultimately to a confrontation in Atlanta Georgia that teaches them lessons they learn far too late.