The Every Boy - Softcover

Shapiro, Dana Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618773401 ISBN 13: 9780618773404

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2007

Synopsis

In this addictive and highly original debut novel a fifteen-year-old boy dies mysteriously, leaving behind a secret ledger filled with his darkly comic confessions. Whether fantasizing about being a minority, breaking into his neighbors' homes, or gunning down an exotic bird, Henry Every's wayward quest for betterment sometimes bordered on the criminal. Alone now in their suburban house, his father pores over the ledger in a final attempt to connect with the boy he never really knew--and, more urgently, to figure out how he died. As Harlan Every learns the truth about his son's many misadventures and transgressions, he also discovers the part he unwittingly played in Henry's tragic death and the real reason his wife walked out years ago. The story grows into two parallel love stories--one past, one present--with drastically different outcomes.

Witty and wise, The Every Boy is a page-turning mystery, a love story, an exploration of what it means to be a family, and a one-of-a kind celebration of human individuality.

About this title

About the Author

DANA ADAM SHAPIRO produced and co-directed Murderball, the Academy Award nominated documentary about quadriplegic rugby players. Shapiro is a founder of ICON Magazine, a former senior editor at SPIN, and a contributor to the New York Times Magazine and other publications. With Plan B Entertainment, he is set to write and direct a movie based on his novel, The Every Boy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618773401
• ISBN 13: 9780618773404
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224