| Tales of the Madman Underground Contributor(s): Barnes, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142417025 ISBN-13: 9780142417027 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 5.59" W x 8.19" (1.03 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |