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Outside Boy : A Novel by Jeanine Cummins (2010, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100451229487
ISBN-139780451229489
eBay Product ID (ePID)79678445
Product Key Features
Book TitleOutside Boy : a Novel
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFamily Life, Coming of Age, Literary, Historical
Publication Year2010
GenreFiction
AuthorJeanine Cummins
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.8 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-003853
ReviewsPraise for The Outside Boy "Some of the greatness of Angela's Ashes dampens these pages, maybe as much as is possible for an author for whom this is fiction, not memoir. Beautifully crafted scenes and characters keep the pages turning."--Historical Novel Society "A full-throated song of praise. I loved it."-- New York Times bestselling author Sherman Alexie "A poignant and magical tale."-- New York Times bestselling author Keith Donohue "[A] gloriously poetic novel...Read this lovely book."-- New York Times bestselling author Malachy McCourt "Truly charming at times, heartbreaking at others, but always captivating...it will stay with you long after you've finished the last page."-- New York Times bestselling author Lesly Kagen " The Outside Boy has found a permanent home in my head and heart and on the shelf with authors like J. M. Barrie, Roddy Doyle, and Sue Monk Kidd. A flawless coming-of-rage story overflowing with talent, heartbreak, and joy."--National bestselling author Jennifer Belle "Her dynamic tale unfurls through the singular lens of the clever and charming Christopher Hurley, a wise-beyond-his-years boy coming of age in a tiny corner of history, but trying to answer the most universal of questions: Who am I and where did I come from?"--T Cooper
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
SynopsisA poignant, coming of age novel about an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 1950's from the national bestselling author of A Rip in Heaven and American Dirt . Ireland, 1959 Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother's death in childbirth. The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling and prepare for their first communions. But still, always, they are treated as outsiders. As Christy struggles to find his way amid the more conventional lives of his new classmates, he starts to question who he is and where he belongs. But then the discovery of an old newspaper photograph, and a long-buried secret from his mother's mysterious past, changes his life forever...., A poignant, coming of age novel about an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 1950's from the national bestselling author of A Rip in Heaven and American Dirt . Ireland, 1959 : Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother's death in childbirth. The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling and prepare for their first communions. But still, always, they are treated as outsiders. As Christy struggles to find his way amid the more conventional lives of his new classmates, he starts to question who he is and where he belongs. But then the discovery of an old newspaper photograph, and a long-buried secret from his mother's mysterious past, changes his life forever....
LC Classification NumberPS3603.U663O88 2010
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- Nov 15, 2021
A Coming of Age Story
This is an interesting book about a small society in Ireland that is largely unknown. It is a coming is age story that is most suitable for junior high and high school students. I read it for an adult book club, but I didn’t think it was suitable for our group. Still, it was an enjoyable book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 20, 2022
Great book.
Very interesting book. Fairly quick read. Brings real life topic in fiction form.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 12, 2019
Good shape
Book Club readyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
