| The New Kid Contributor(s): Schrefer, Eliot (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743299094 ISBN-13: 9780743299091 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Glamorous Disasters," 15-year-old Humphrey spends his life as the new kid since his parents often move. When Humphrey and his sister seize an opportunity to travel abroad, their holiday takes a sinister--and deadly--turn. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007007847 |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.52" W x 9.38" (1.08 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At fifteen years old, Humphrey has spent his life as the new kid, moving from town to town as his parents keep losing jobs. The latest move brings him to Haven, Florida, where his family rents a motel room for lack of money. Humphrey gradually makes his way into a circle of the local cool kids, but when his friendship with one handsome boy and the boy's mother leads to illicit and confusing sexual attractions, he begins to question the nature of his own desires, with perilous consequences. Humphrey's half-sister Gretchen escaped the family's itinerant lifestyle long ago, and is now graduating from Harvard College and pining for a Harvard boy who broke her heart. When fate offers Gretchen a chance to go abroad, both brother and sister find themselves with the opportunity to leave their problems behind and travel to Italy. But the siblings' Roman holiday takes a sinister turn when what was supposed to be a glamorous jaunt has fateful consequences. The New Kid is an account of love, family, sexual awakening, and the peculiarly dangerous twists life can take -- a deftly written novel from the acclaimed author of Glamorous Disasters. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schrefer, Eliot: - Eliot Schrefer graduated from Harvard College in 2001 and lives in New York City. Glamorous Disasters is his first novel. |