This day in history / Anthony Varallo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Varallo, Anthony, 1970-

Series:

John Simmons short fiction award.

John Simmons short fiction award

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boys--Fiction.

Boys.

United States--Social life and customs--Fiction.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the verge of maturity--where parents are distant or absent, friendships are often more accidental than deliberate, and restless angst is common--Anthony Varallo's adolescent protagonists dissect the world, and their place in it, with keen perception. This Day in History deftly collects their moments of discovery. "There's a feeling I get whenever I enter an unfamiliar house, as if a secret inventory has been handed to me, and I am made to understand that the sofa cushions are stained underneath, the coffee table nursing one gimp leg, the books along the bookcase stolen from summer rental,

Contents:

Contents; The Eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg; The Pines; A Tiny Raft; Pool Season; Sunday Wash; The Miles between Harriet Tubman and Harry Truman; The Houses Left Behind; A Dictionary of Saints; The Knot; Be True to Your School; Sometimes I'm Becky Macomber; This Day in History

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-58729-649-7

OCLC:

182662417