Never Hug a Nun - by Kevin Killeen (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From falling for a girl with no-good-for-sports stick arms and beautiful penmanship, to jumping freight trains, smoking cigarettes, projectile vomiting, and accidentally robbing the local Ben Franklin, first grade at Mary Queen of Our Hearts parochial school changes everything for Patrick Cantwell. By the time Patrick graduates second grade, he's practically a grown-up, complete with a broken heart, a police record and memories of the Beatles at Busch Stadium. Written with the keen sense of comic timing Killeen brings to radio station KMOX's "A Whole 'nother Story" and the annual Holiday Radio Show, Never Hug a Nun is a sweet, laugh-out-loud look at the innocence of childhood in the leafy Webster Groves suburb of 1960s Saint Louis.

Review Quotes

"How often does a radio guy make you think of Mark Twain? Kevin remembers what it was like to be a kid." -- Bill McClellan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Kevin Killeen's utterly winning novel gives us the human comedy in full measure. Blessed with a genuine comic gift, Killeen manages to write with both hilarity and humanity. The book is a buoyant delight from beginning to end." -- David Carkeet, author, The Full Catastrophe

About the Author

Kevin Killeen is the host of the regular morning feature A Whole 'nother Story on KMOX radio, where has been a reporter since 1995. He lives in St. Louis.