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Tales Of The Madman Underground

by John Barnes

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"The Catcher in the Rye meets On the Road"*-The Printz Honor book is a classic in the making! September 1973: The beginning of Karl Shoemaker''s senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl''s been part of "the Madman Underground"- kids ... Read more
"The Catcher in the Rye meets On the Road"*-The Printz Honor book is a classic in the making!

September 1973: The beginning of Karl Shoemaker''s senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl''s been part of "the Madman Underground"- kids forced to attend group therapy during school. Karl has decided that 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 two 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.

*The Horn Book Less

Book Details

File size8.26 X 5.5 X 1.45 in
Print pages544
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
Publication date January 6, 2011
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780142417027
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John Barnes
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John A. Barnes has been a journalist, writer, speaker, and television commentator whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Rea...

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