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Highlights
- For a 16-year-old boy out in the world alone for the first time, every day's an education in the hard work and boredom of migrant labor; every day teaches him something more about friendship, or hunger, or profanity, or lust--always lust.
- 8.0" x 5.4" Paperback
- 176 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age
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About the Book
The author recalls his experiences as a migrant laborer andyment as carnival worker after he ran away from home at age sixteen.Book Synopsis
For a 16-year-old boy out in the world alone for the first time, every day's an education in the hard work and boredom of migrant labor; every day teaches him something more about friendship, or hunger, or profanity, or lust--always lust. He learns how a poker game, or hitching a ride, can turn deadly.He discovers the secret sadness and generosity to be found on a lonely farm in the middle of nowhere. Then he joins up with a carnival and becomes a grunt, running a ride and shilling for the geek show. He's living the hard carny life and beginning to see the world through carny eyes. He's tough. Cynical. By the end of the summer he's pretty sure he knows it all. Until he meets Ruby.
Review Quotes
Gary Paulsen tells the raw truth of a boy's first summer on his own, "as real," he says, "as I can write it."
About the Author
Gary Paulsen is the author of more than 100 books and the winner of numerous awards.Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Coming of Age
Publisher: Rh Childrens Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Gary Paulsen
Language: English
Street Date: February 8, 2011
TCIN: 91287113
UPC: 9780375873058
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-9227
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.5 inches length x 5.4 inches width x 8 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.35 pounds
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