**A heartfelt and wondrous debut about family, fear, and skateboarding, that Karen Russell calls "A bruiser of a tale . . . a death-defying coming-of-age story."** Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his m
If I Fall, If I Die
β Scribed by Christie, Michael
- Book ID
- 108293601
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780804140805
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β¦ Synopsis
A heartfelt and wondrous debut about family, fear, and skateboarding, that Karen Russell calls "A bruiser of a tale . . . a death-defying coming-of-age story."
Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who drowns in panic at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and loving, full of art, experiments, and music--but confined to their small house.
But Will's thirst for adventure can't be contained. Clad in a protective helmet and unsure of how to talk to other kids, he finally ventures outside. With the help of an artistic loner who introduces Will to the high-flying freedom of skateboarding, Will is pulled far from the confines of his closed-off world and thrust headfirst into the throes of early adulthood and the dangers that everyday life offers.
In buoyant, kinetic prose, Michael...
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