The Paradox Of Vertical Flight
OSTROVSKI Emil
- Hardback
- Edition: 1
NZ$29.99
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Faced with committing suicide or kidnapping, Jack Polovsky chooses kidnapping. On his eighteenth birthday, Jack steals his newborn son, Socrates, from his ex-girlfriend. Jack’s not crazy, just young and confused, and all he wants to do is to say good-bye to the grandmother he loves and spend some time with the son he’s about to lose. Jack asks Tommy (his best friend) for help and then decides he wants Jess (the ex) along, too. Jack, Tommy, Jess, and Socrates set out on a road trip to Grandma’s house. . . . They meet oddballs, buy a lot of diapers, narrowly escape the police (often), and banter about life, love, and growing up. All the while-along the side of the road, in rest areas, in panca ...
Publication date: 2013-10
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Harper Collins
Subjects:
Fiction, Children's & Young Adult, Children's & Young Adult Fiction, Family & Home Stories (Children's / Young Adult), Non-fiction, Reference, Children's / Young Adult Reference, Personal & Social Issues: Body & Health (Children's / Young Adult), Personal & Social Issues: Family Issues (Children's / Young Adult), Ages Teen
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