Thirteen months ago, all the children in the world began to get sick. Twelve months ago, they all died. Eleven months ago, they all came back. Thomas Austen has spent the last eleven months traveling through the wasted country on foot. He has to see his little brother. He has to learn for himse
Short people: stories
โ Scribed by Furst, Joshua
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage eBooks
- Year
- 2007;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 133 KB
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A debut collection of short fiction offers a compassionate exploration of the complexities and challenges of American childhood.;The age of exploration -- This little light -- Merit badge -- Red lobster -- The good parents -- She rented Manhattan -- Mercy fuck -- It's blue until you let it out -- Failure to thrive -- The age of man.
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