Synopses & Reviews
A teen runs away from his broken life and invents a new one in this “absorbing and satisfying” (
Booklist) adventure from Printz Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch.
Crystal City called for him, and Kevin answered. And why wouldnt he? His relationship with his father is broken—as is his arm. With barely anyone to miss him or care if hes gone, it seemed like the perfect time for Kevin to run away to his estranged uncle and create an entirely new identity. New name. New attitude. New friends. Maybe even a new girl.
From the first moment of adventure, Kevins life takes a turn for the exciting. Making friends seems easy with his new persona, especially when a group of homeless beach bums instantly includes him in their crew. But do they like the real Kevin, or the guy hes pretending to be? And will this new lifestyle help Kevin escape from the misery of his former life—or will it drag him right back into the reasons he left home?
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"Recommended for fans of the author or readers who enjoy dark, angsty reads and character-driven novels." School Library Journal
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"It's Kevins unshakable awkwardness (including a humiliating tendency to blush at Staceys every minor provocation), some dark twists, and Lynchs proficiency for zingy banter that make this story about feeling like an outsider among outsiders leave a lasting impression." Publishers Weekly
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"A meditation on belonging, choices and denial...Lynch's skill at sustaining an appealing voice while slowly unveiling the extent of his protagonist's self-deception is impressive." Kirkus Reviews
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"Lynch has written another fine, character-driven coming-of-age novel...always absorbing and satisfying." Booklist
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"This is a raw coming-of-age novel with the good, bad, and ugly all laid out for readers."
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"[W]ill prompt strong opinions about relationships, perception, and the many states of being a teenager."
Synopsis
Catalogue des pr cieuses reliques conserv es actuellement et v n r es en l' glise paroissiale de N.-D. de La Couture, ville du Mans...
Date de l' dition originale: 1859
Sujet de l'ouvrage: Le Mans (France)
Appartient l'ensemble documentaire: PaysLoir1
Le pr sent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litt rature Fran aise mise en place avec la BNF.
HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant num ris ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant la demande.
Certains de ces ouvrages refl tent des courants de pens e caract ristiques de leur poque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jug s condamnables.
Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins l'histoire des id es en France et sont susceptibles de pr senter un int r t scientifique ou historique.
Le sens de notre d marche ditoriale consiste ainsi permettre l'acc s ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune fa on le contenu.
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About the Author
Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book Freewill, Iceman, Gypsy Davy, and Shadow Boxer—all ALA Best Books for Young Adults—as well as Killing Time in Crystal City, Little Blue Lies, Pieces, Kill Switch, Angry Young Man, and Inexcusable, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.