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More copies of this ISBNeBook editionsTales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973by John Barnes
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Wednesday, September 5, 1973: The first day of Karl Shoemaker?s senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl?s been part of what he calls ?the Madman Underground??a group of kids forced (for no apparent reason) to attend group therapy during school hours. Karl has decided that senior year is going to be different. He is going to get out of the Madman Underground for good. He is going to act?and be?Normal. But Normal, of course, is relative. Karl has five after-school jobs, one dead father, one seriously unhinged drunk mother . . . and a huge attitude. Welcome to a gritty, uncensored rollercoaster ride, narrated by the singular Karl Shoemaker. Review:"High school senior Karl Shoemaker just wants to be normal. Since fourth grade, Karl has been unable to escape the stigma of the Madman Underground, a school therapy group for screwed-up kids (he earned the nickname 'Psycho' after cutting up a classmate's rabbit in seventh grade). But with a drunken, hippie mom who believes that Nixon is in cahoots with aliens and who steals Karl's hard-earned money, a horde of pet cats that leave droppings everywhere and a claustrophobic hometown that still worships his deceased father (the former mayor), Karl's quest for normalcy seems doomed. In his YA debut, Barnes masterfully turns what should be a depressing tale about teenage misfits who are regularly abused, molested or neglected into a strangely heartwarming story about a kid who refuses to suck the lemons life keeps handing him, the bonds of friendship and the lengths a son will go to protect his mother. The language is R-rated, but with Breakfast Club — like realism, Barnes delivers scenes from which, like a car wreck, readers will be unable to look away. Ages 14 — up. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:For years, Karl has been part of the Madman Underground--kids forced to attend group therapy during school hours. Karl decides that for his senior year, he is going to get out of the group for good. He is going to act--and be--Normal. But Normal, of course, is relative.
About the AuthorJohn Barnes lives in Denver, Colorado. This is his first novel for teenagers. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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