The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni
Book Overview
Samuel Hill enters the world with startling red eyes—ocular albinism that marks him as “Sam Hell” to small-town bullies and wary adults. Armed with his mother’s fierce conviction that he’s meant for more, Sam fights through classrooms and church pews, tests of loyalty with steadfast Ernie Cantwell, and a charged, lifelong pull toward the defiant Mickie Kennedy. His fiercest battle burns within: honor his mother’s faith or yield to a community that turns him into a spectacle. As insult, loss, and love press in, he must decide whether to let shame shrink his life or wield his difference as strength—and claim a future defined by courage, tenderness, and self-respect.
This guide maps each chapter, profiles every major character, interrogates the novel’s driving themes, and curates memorable quotes with sharp commentary—an energetic, comprehensive companion to The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell.