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This Is the Part Where You Laugh

by Peter Brown Hoffmeister
This Is the Part Where You Laugh

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ISBN13: 9780553538106
ISBN10: 0553538101
Condition: Standard
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Fans of Andrew Smith and Matt de la Pena will be captivated by this summer-in-the-life of a teenage guy growing up in a trailer park in Eugene, Oregon.

Travis plans to spend the summer as follows:

• Working on his basketball game with his friend, Creature.
• Reading excerpts from Creature’s novel-in-progress: The Pervert’s Guide to Russian Princesses.
• Canoeing around the lake, trying to catch a glimpse of the beautiful girl who just moved in.
• Not getting into trouble, not going back to juvie...
• Searching the homeless camps for his mother, with a jar full of cash to help her get back on her feet.

From a powerful new voice in YA literature comes an unforgettable account of growing up, making mistakes, and growing out of the shadow of drug abuse.

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"Hoffmeister crushes it. There is blood and truth on every page." Estelle Laure, author of This Raging Light

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"So real it hurts." David Arnold, author of Mosquitoland

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"So real it hurts." David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author ofKids of Appetite
Fans of Andrew Smith and Matt de la Pena will be captivated by this summer-in-the-life of a teenage guy growing up in a trailer park in Eugene, Oregon.
Travis plans to spend the summer as follows:
Working on his basketball game with his friend, Creature.
Reading excerpts from Creature's novel-in-progress: The Pervert's Guide to Russian Princesses.
Canoeing around the lake, trying to catch a glimpse of the beautiful girl who just moved in.
Not getting into trouble, not going back to juvie . . .
Searching the homeless camps for his mother, with a jar full of cash to help her get back on her feet.
From a powerful new voice in YA literature comes an unforgettable account of growing up, making mistakes, and growing out of the shadow of drug abuse.
"Profane and profound... A raw offbeat novel with an abundance of honesty and heart." Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Hoffmeister crushes it.There is blood and truth on every page." Estelle Laure, author ofThis Raging Light"

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"So real it hurts."--David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland.

A summer of basketball, first love, and the friends who've got your back when life gets crazy, set in a trailer park in small town America.

Travis never gives up.
Not when his mom takes off.
Not when he gets suspended from basketball.
Not when he cracks four ribs jumping off a bridge to impress a girl.
Not when he and his best friend Creature get into trouble deeper than they know how to handle.

From acclaimed author Peter Brown Hoffmeister comes a painfully-funny, sometimes-crushing story of growing up, making mistakes, and pressing on, against the odds.

"In my mind the best storytellers walk that high tight wire between tragedy and comedy. This Is the Part Where You Laugh is exactly the part where you laugh. And ache. This is a really good book "--Chris Crutcher

"A courageous novel. Incandescent and unflinching." --Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King

"A raw offbeat novel with an abundance of honesty and heart." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Hoffmeister crushes it. There is blood and truth on every page." --Estelle Laure, author of This Raging Light


About the Author

Peter Brown Hoffmeister is the author of the critically acclaimed adult novel Graphic the Valley, and the memoir The End Of Boys. A former troubled teen, Hoffmeister now runs the Integrated Outdoor Program, serving teens of all backgrounds, taking them into wilderness areas to backpack, climb, spelunk, orienteer, and whitewater raft. He lives with his wife and daughters in Eugene, Oregon.

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ISBN:
9780553538106
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
05/17/2016
Publisher:
Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages:
336
Height:
1.30IN
Width:
5.90IN
Thickness:
.94
Age Range:
14 and up
Grade Range:
9 and up
Copyright Year:
2016
Author:
Peter Brown Hoffmeister

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