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Tales of the Madman Underground

By John Barnes

By John Barnes

By John Barnes

By John Barnes

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Jan 06, 2011 | ISBN 9780142417027 | Young Adult

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Jun 25, 2009 | ISBN 9781101081938 | Young Adult

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    About Tales of the Madman Underground

    “The Catcher in the Rye meets On the Road”*-The Printz Honor book is a classic in the making!

    September 1973: The beginning of Karl Shoemaker’s senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl’s been part of “the Madman Underground”- kids forced to attend group therapy during school. Karl has decided that he is going to get out of the Madman Underground for good. He is going to act-and be-Normal. But Normal, of course, is relative. Karl has two after-school jobs, one dead father, one seriously unhinged drunk mother . . . and a huge attitude. Welcome to a gritty, uncensored rollercoaster ride, narrated by the singular Karl Shoemaker.

    *The Horn Book

    About Tales of the Madman Underground

    Wednesday, September 5, 1973: The first day of Karl Shoemaker’s senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl’s been part of what he calls “the Madman Underground” – a group of kids forced (for no apparent reason) to attend group therapy during school hours. Karl has decided that senior year is going to be different. He is going to get out of the Madman Underground for good. He is going to act – and be – Normal. But Normal, of course, is relative. Karl has five after-school jobs, one dead father, one seriously unhinged drunk mother . . . and a huge attitude. Welcome to a gritty, uncensored rollercoaster ride, narrated by the singular Karl Shoemaker.

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    About John Barnes

    John A. Barnes has been a journalist, writer, speaker, and television commentator whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Reader’s Digest, and America’s Civil War. He is currently a corporate communications manager with Pfizer Inc. Mr. Barnes… More about John Barnes

    About John Barnes

    John A. Barnes has been a journalist, writer, speaker, and television commentator whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Reader’s Digest, and America’s Civil War. He is currently a corporate communications manager with Pfizer Inc. Mr. Barnes… More about John Barnes

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Speak
    Jan 06, 2011 | 544 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780142417027

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Speak
    Jun 25, 2009 | 544 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101081938
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    Praise

    “Rarely will you read something so lovingly vulgar, so fiercely warmhearted, and so exuberantly expansive . . . the culmination comes off like a teenage One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” –Booklist, starred review

    “His narration is so easy and engaging, so sweet and funny, so astonishingly truthful that teens will rip through these 500-plus pages and want more.” –School Library Journal, starred review

    “Darkly comic . . . as troubled, relevant, relatable and hilarious as J.D. Salinger.” –Los Angeles Times

    Awards

    Michael L. Printz Honor Book WINNER

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