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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The summer before Troy Stotts turns seventeen, his mother dies. Troy and his father barely speak, communicating instead by writing notes on a legal pad by the phone. Troy spends most of his time with his closest friends: Tom Buller, brash and fearless, the son of a drunk; Gabe Benavidez, smart enough to know hell never take over the family ranch; and Gabes sister, Luz, whose family overprotects her, and who Troy has loved since they were children. Troy and his friends dont want trouble. They want this to be the summer of what Troy calls “ghost medicine,” when time seems to stop, so they wont have to face the past or the future. But before the summer is over, their paths will cross in dangerous and fateful ways with people who will change their lives: Rose, a damaged derelict who lives with a flock of wild horses and goats; and Chase Rutledge, the arrogant sheriffs son. Troy and his friends want to disappear. Instead, they will become what they least expect —brothers, lovers, heroes, and ghosts. Review:"Smith's first novel, a deceptively simple coming-of-age story, defies expectations via its sublime imagery and its elliptical narrative structure. Troy, 16, and two childhood friends spend the summer following Troy's mother's death wrangling wild horses while drinking homemade wine and sampling chewing tobacco. Each of their brushes with danger — a rattlesnake attack, a predatory mountain lion — they commemorate with tattoos and rituals in homage to the mysterious force they call 'ghost medicine.' The intrepid Troy — who, in the beginning of the book, reads sections of The Idiot and Jude the Obscure while hiding out in his grandfather's mountain cabin with his horse — grapples with his mother's death through philosophical ruminations: 'There might be a God [but] He is, at best, ambivalent to all of the things set in motion in this world.' In the periphery is Troy's first love, Luz, for whom Troy contemplates staying forever in the idyllic landscape, rather than leaving for college. While the summer climaxes with jarring violence, the possibility of a true departure never materializes: the outside world is held at bay by the inscrutable questions unveiled in the book's conclusion. Ages 12 — up. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:The story of a group of friends—teenage cowboys who live in ranch country—and a summer that changes their lives forever. Synopsis:Reminiscent of "The Outsiders" and "All the Pretty Horses," Smith debuts with a story of a group of friends--teenage cowboys who live in ranch country--and a summer that changes their lives forever.
Synopsis:Troy and his friends will become what they least expect—brothers, lovers, heroes, and ghosts. Synopsis:The summer before Troy Stotts turns seventeen, his mother dies. Communicating with his father mostly by notes, Troy spends his time with his friends: Tom Buller, brash and fearless; Gabe Benavidez, smart enough to know hell never take over the family ranch; and Gabes sister, Luz, who Troy has loved since they were children. They want this to be the summer of “ghost medicine,” when time seems to stop, and they can hide from the past and the future, and all the ghosts that come with them. Troy and his friends dont want trouble, but as the summer fills with dangerous and fateful encounters, can even the most powerful ghost medicine keep them hidden and safe? About the AuthorAndrew Smith lives in the mountains above Los Angeles on a ranch where he keeps horses. In addition to writing, he teaches high school advanced placement classes and coaches rugby. This is his first novel. His website is www.ghostmedicine.com. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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