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false <![CDATA[Election]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167944751m/28282.jpg 28282 4 Tom Perrotta is a remarkably astute observer and writer of the adolescent experience. His Bad Haircut: Stories of the Seventies is a delightful collection of coming-of-age stories, which give insight into the joys and agonies of adolescence. In Perrotta's first full-length novel The Wishbones, a 31-year-old musician can't quite cope with the responsibilities of adulthood and instead lives an extended adolescence. Perrotta's much-anticipated second novel Election again successfully ventures into the adolescent psyche. The book is set in a New Jersey high school amidst a hotbed of political activity: students are voting for their school president. Perrotta's cast of characters are exaggerated but convincing. They convey adolescence as it often is--sometimes painful and frequently awkward. Tracy is the popular girl, smart and pretty, but she isn't quite as perfect as her classmates assume. A sordid affair with a teacher lurks in the shadows. Paul is the jovial football jock, but his parent's divorce has left him hurt and vulnerable. Then there is Paul's younger and geekier sister Tammy, the tormented underdog struggling with her sexuality. Plot develops through a series of mini-chapters, narrated by the main protagonists. There are also frequent interjections from Mr. M, the all-around good teacher every kid loves--the kind of teacher Hollywood loves to enshrine in sentimental flicks. A genuine crescendo of excitement and anticipation consumes the reader, as we eagerly await who has won the election. This is a novel of teenagers on the brink of adulthood, and is probably best appreciated by grownups with enough perspective on their own adolescent experiences to be able to take the bitter with the sweet. 83702 1 10 1998 Election total:1302|5:245|4:612|3:380|2:57|1:8| 1302 4935 1746 118 4 1 false false Wed Apr 18 08:36:31 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 08:46:24 -0700 2007
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New York; G.P. Putnam's Sons,1998
200 pp.$13.95
0425167283

Tom Perrotta's outlook on New Jerseys Winwood High School will have you laughing out loud in this dark comic novel!Tom Perrottas outlook on New Jerseys Winwood High School will have you la...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Oct 11 05:05:15 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 05:06:54 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 12:52:54 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 12:52:54 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 03:58:38 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 04:10:22 -0800 2008 Little Children and The Abstinence Teac...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 07:21:06 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 06:56:47 -0700 2008
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so, when i saw the book at a book sale, i was completely psyched.
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This is a lovely postcard of a novel. Tiny, readable in one sitting. It's especially nice to read a book that comments on the early nineties. It is structured in 1st person narratives made by a handful o...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 02 18:48:06 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 12:00:09 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:48:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 03 09:33:21 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 09:39:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 18:33:12 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 26 06:31:00 -0800 2008 Mr M-Well liked High School history teacher and student government advisor in 1992,
Paul Warren-Popular, good looking, nice, smart, HS football player.
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