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Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2012
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- Title
- August and Then Some
- Author
- Prete, David
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393057992
- ISBN 13
- 9780393057997
In the heat of August, Jake Terri Savage ("JT"), his little sister Danielle, and his bone-headed best friend, Nokey (nicknamed after "gnocchi"), try to steal JT's father's beloved 1965 Shelby Cobra. Their reasons are noble; the consequences, devastating.
JT's abusive dad's idea of a twelfth birthday gift is getting his son involved in a barroom brawl. Nokey's dad thinks he has potatoes for brains. Both sons live out their fathers' stunted visions in a way that brings down a terrible judgment on them all--leaving JT hauling rocks for punishment while he staves off panic attacks and nightmares about his sister and her terrible half-known secret.
A Dominican teenage girl with little hope for her own future gives JT a second chance to save someone, including himself. Throughout, David Prete's vivid sense of atmosphere, tight plotting, and crackling dialogue give the dysfunctional family story a new lease on life.
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