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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twispby C. D. Payne
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:He didn't intend to burn half of Berkeley to the ground, or create a media frenzy by faking his best friend's suicide, or enroll in high school dressed as an elderly Italian woman. However, he did. Nick Twisp started out an honor student and ended up a fugitive. Youth in Revolt is the journals of Nick Twisp, California's most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and lose his virginity result in his transformation from an unassuming fourteen-year-old to modern youth in open revolt. As his family splinters, worlds collide, and the police block all routes out of town, Nick must cope with economic deprivation, homelessness, the gulag of the public schools, a competitive Type-A father, murderous canines (in triplicate), and an inconvenient hair trigger on his erectile response — all while vying ardently for the affections of the beauteous Sheeni Saunders, teenage goddess and ultimate intellectual goad. He's smart, he's horny, he's resourceful, and he's on the loose. Youth in Revolt is Nick Twisp's own story. Review:" Review:"Totally unsentimental and extremely funny....This hilariously cynical sex farce about bright teenagers combines creaky Shakespearean plot twists with real insights about growing up in the present chaos." Oregonian Review:"One of those rare works of incredible comic precision, like A Confederacy of Dunces." Berkeley Express Review:"An unstintingly hilarious black comedy...has all the hallmarks of a classic." Los Angeles Times About the AuthorPayne graduated from Harvard College. He has worked as a newspaper editor, graphic artist, cartoonist, typesetter, photographer, proofreader, carpenter, trailer park handyman, and advertising copywriter. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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