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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. In 1956, Craig McMullen is a twelve-years-old living in Nebraska when he steps out into the street and is hit by a truck. He loses a leg. Wesley, the only boy who ever comes round, sleeps over one night and Craig, when trying to persuade him to play sex games, claims that his Uncle Wayne does. Wesley tells and Wayne is prosecuted. Wayne actually only touched Craig playfully once when changing his bandages. ( ) no reviews | add a review
George Whitmore's acclaimed and affecting coming-of-age novel about a boy searching for his identity in the wake of a terrible accident When a car crash took one of his legs at age twelve, it also robbed Craig of his last hope for a steady childhood. Living in a Nebraska town with his abusive, alcoholic father and strong-willed mother, Craig is delighted when, in the middle of his recuperation, his uncle Wayne returns home, discharged from service in the navy. At times Wayne is like a surrogate father to Craig, helping him with his rehabilitation and igniting his imagination with tales of adventure sailing around the world. But with Wayne's nightly calls to a man known as "the Chief," it becomes clear to Craig that his uncle is still very much a mystery. Beautifully written and utterly heartrending, Nebraska is a poignant story about a boy's maturation into manhood, and about the vividly drawn family members that surround him throughout his youth in the doldrums of rural life. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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