Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt.
Read it!
The fathers in his (YA) books are truly awful. Find out if there's redemption for this one.
Doug, the main kid, finds hope in art in a library, and becomes a guy who makes things happen.
What's not to love? Art, library, change and growth!
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