One Word to rule them all...in the hands of thirteen-year-olds. Abandoned and alone, Daphna and Dexter Wax face dangers from all directions. The neighborhood gang wants Dex's head, and the local party queens have it in for Daphna. And there's the small matter of social workers. And police. But
The Book of Knowledge
β Scribed by Grumbach, Doris
- Book ID
- 108579806
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 395 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781497676688
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Doris Grumbach's chilling look at the ways childhood experiences create transformative echoes that last throughout adulthood
"I want to lead you all into the ocean to see if you will drown."
During the summer of 1929 four children come together and change the course of their lives forever. Caleb and Kate Flowers live an isolated existence with their mother until Lionel Schwartz and Roslyn Hellman come to Far Rockaway for the summer. Roslyn, quickly stepping in as ringleader, dominates the summer's activities, and what appear to be innocent childhood games are actually very real confrontations with the group's most closely held secrets. As the summer progresses, Caleb and Kate's relationship grows from the affectionate love of siblings to something less innocent.
The ensuing years will bring profound realizations and undeniable passions for all four as they move through adolescence and grow up. Doris Grumbach's acutely
intimate, deeply...
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Cover; Title Page; Coyright Notice; Epigraph; Part I -- The Infinite; chapter 1 -- not a bad man; chapter 2 -- food for thought; chapter 3 -- dirty words; chapter 4 -- picker; chapter 5 -- monsters; chapter 6 -- more monsters; chapter 7 -- mixed (up) messages; chapter 8 -- burning desires; chapter 9