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Loading... Tyler Buckspan (2013)by Jere' M. Fishback
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is an absolutely beautiful story of one boy's tough entrance to adulthood. The writing is nothing short of brilliant. I live just south of Cassadaga so knew of many of the places Tyler spoke of. It made the story that much more real for me. I enjoyed the way that history was woven through the pages and how it impacted Tyler's perception of the world around him. Highly recommended. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Fifteen-year-old Tyler Buckspan lives with his mom and grandmother in 1960s Cassadaga, a Florida community where spiritual "mediums" ply their trade. The mediums-Tyler's grandmother among them-read palms and tarot cards, conduct s ances and speak with the dead. Tyler's a loner, a bookish boy with few interests, until his half-brother Devin, nineteen and a convicted arsonist, comes to live in Tyler's home. For years, Tyler has ignored his attraction to other boys. But with Devin in the house, Tyler can't deny his urges any longer. He falls hopelessly in love with his miscreant half-brother, and with the sport of basketball, once Devin teaches Tyler the finer points of the game. In a time when love between men was forbidden, even criminalized, can Tyler find the love he needs from another boy? And is Devin a person to be trusted? Is he truly clairvoyant, or simply a con artist playing Tyler and others for fools? What does Devin really know about a local murder? And can Tyler trust his own psychic twinges? No library descriptions found. |
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