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In his follow-up to the award-winning
Ring On Deli
, Eric Giroux returns to the hard-luck hamlet of Pennacook, Massachusetts, for a hilarious and potent novel about a misfit's quest to save the local democracy.
Wendy Zhou has just lost her father and is off to a brawling start in decrepit Pennacook, where wild boar roam the streets and dumpster living is the next big thing. She finds a new sense of mission after joining the other middle-schoolers staffing the town paper, the
Pennacook Beat
. But when dark forces aim to sell the town ("some assembly required") and plunk a giant dome over it, can a still-shattered Wendy find the strength to fight them? And why does Graham Bundt-the supposed John Adams descendant who rules the
Beat
like some sloppy Perry White-keep tormenting Wendy with picayune assignments and inane Fun Fridays?
Wendy tells the tale as a college senior rewriting
Zodiac Pets
, her account of the Pennacook Dome debacle. She's inspired to add new chapters in which she travels down the East Coast with Lena Ko-not only her chauffeur but her troubled and much-loved girlfriend-to interview her former
colleagues for the book. In the process of rewriting, she takes a fresh look at Pennacook, herself, and even the rascally Graham.
"
Exciting
" and "
engaging
" with a "
satisfying conclusion
." -
Foreword Clarion Reviews
"
Convincingly explores the fragility of democracy.
" -
Kirkus Reviews
("
Our Verdict: Get It
")
"[A]
potent
novel of growing up and facing the world. . . . Giroux weaves a
gripping
narrative,
laced with humor
, that interrogates and encourages reflection on individuals' susceptibility to the influence of those in power. .... [A]
compelling and thought-provoking
read." -
BookLife
"
Zany, manic, absolutely crackers,
is a smart, snarky satire of American idealism crashing headfirst into its mortal enemy, human nature." - Stewart O'Nan, author of
The Speed Queen
and
Last Night at the Lobster
Smart, witty, and savage,
is the perfect read for anyone who believes that novels still matter and can challenge us to be better human beings and citizens-all while making us laugh till our sides split." - Robert Kerbeck, award-winning author of
RUSE
Malibu Burning
brings to the page
one of the most unique, whip-smart, and hilarious characters in memory
in seventh grader Wendy Zhou." - Beth Uznis Johnson, author of
Coming Clean
Ring On Deli
, Eric Giroux returns to the hard-luck hamlet of Pennacook, Massachusetts, for a hilarious and potent novel about a misfit's quest to save the local democracy.
Wendy Zhou has just lost her father and is off to a brawling start in decrepit Pennacook, where wild boar roam the streets and dumpster living is the next big thing. She finds a new sense of mission after joining the other middle-schoolers staffing the town paper, the
Pennacook Beat
. But when dark forces aim to sell the town ("some assembly required") and plunk a giant dome over it, can a still-shattered Wendy find the strength to fight them? And why does Graham Bundt-the supposed John Adams descendant who rules the
Beat
like some sloppy Perry White-keep tormenting Wendy with picayune assignments and inane Fun Fridays?
Wendy tells the tale as a college senior rewriting
Zodiac Pets
, her account of the Pennacook Dome debacle. She's inspired to add new chapters in which she travels down the East Coast with Lena Ko-not only her chauffeur but her troubled and much-loved girlfriend-to interview her former
colleagues for the book. In the process of rewriting, she takes a fresh look at Pennacook, herself, and even the rascally Graham.
"
Exciting
" and "
engaging
" with a "
satisfying conclusion
." -
Foreword Clarion Reviews
"
Convincingly explores the fragility of democracy.
" -
Kirkus Reviews
("
Our Verdict: Get It
")
"[A]
potent
novel of growing up and facing the world. . . . Giroux weaves a
gripping
narrative,
laced with humor
, that interrogates and encourages reflection on individuals' susceptibility to the influence of those in power. .... [A]
compelling and thought-provoking
read." -
BookLife
"
Zany, manic, absolutely crackers,
is a smart, snarky satire of American idealism crashing headfirst into its mortal enemy, human nature." - Stewart O'Nan, author of
The Speed Queen
and
Last Night at the Lobster
Smart, witty, and savage,
is the perfect read for anyone who believes that novels still matter and can challenge us to be better human beings and citizens-all while making us laugh till our sides split." - Robert Kerbeck, award-winning author of
RUSE
Malibu Burning
brings to the page
one of the most unique, whip-smart, and hilarious characters in memory
in seventh grader Wendy Zhou." - Beth Uznis Johnson, author of
Coming Clean
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