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Chip Rock #2
CHIP ROCK and THE CATALINA KID
In the clammy coastal SoCal town of No Palms, Chip Rock and his mates have aged out of the slipshod orphanage known as Boys Hall, and set out to find a meaningful place in their world. Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid tells the saga of Chip's lifelong friend, Cal. An industrious yet unsettled burger-artist, Cal shocks the community when he embarks on a daring 27-mile channel swim to Catalina Island.
With the help of a dazzling yet mysterious girl named Haley, Cal’s attempt turns daunting and even perilous, drawing the entire town into an incredible sequence of events and the trials of Cal's punishing attempt. While a nasty winter rolls through No Palms, Catalina Kid describes how fragile and delicate the unlikely hero is in all of us.
Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid is the breathtaking sequel to Chip Rock and the Fat Old Fart .
With the help of a dazzling yet mysterious girl named Haley, Cal’s attempt turns daunting and even perilous, drawing the entire town into an incredible sequence of events and the trials of Cal's punishing attempt. While a nasty winter rolls through No Palms, Catalina Kid describes how fragile and delicate the unlikely hero is in all of us.
Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid is the breathtaking sequel to Chip Rock and the Fat Old Fart .
485 pages, Paperback
Published July 10, 2021
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About the author
Michael Daswick
8 books146 followersMichael Daswick is the winner of both of Columbia University's venerable literary awards: The Bennett Cerf Memorial Prize for Fiction and The Cornell Woolrich Fellowship for Creative Writing. This work featured the character Chip Rock, set in the (fictional) deteriorating SoCal beach town of No Palms. The novel CHIP ROCK and the FAT OLD FART followed, as did the collection of connected short stories, HALLBOYS.
Michael grew up in Pasadena, California where he worked in a much-maligned meat market, and played on beaches from Avalon to Zuma. That seedy meat shop and those beaches provide part of the setting for his epic novel, Chip Rock and the Fat Old Fart. Michael’s keen interest in food started in that same meat shop.
Michael and his wife Kim live in Scottsdale, Arizona. They have three children and two happy dogs. Everyone in the family offers a bounty of suggestions as to what direction his plot and characters should take next, and as any honest writer would tell you, this input is always invaluable. These novels would be much less than they are if not for this assistance.
Professionally, Michael has worked in the international golf industry and owned the leading dog shop in Scottsdale. He now writes full time.
Michael has always been interested in cooking and fancies himself a flashy cook and backyard barbeque superstar on his 28 year-old Weber grill. “My relationship with food comes through my family and, especially, our daughter with special needs. From her wheelchair, she’s great at ‘helping’ me cook in the kitchen. Nobody is as excited about food as she is, and this passion is contagious. She loves the Food Network and it’s her dream to become a chef.” Zin Mignon is the written manifestation of her dream and the family’s passion.
Michael grew up in Pasadena, California where he worked in a much-maligned meat market, and played on beaches from Avalon to Zuma. That seedy meat shop and those beaches provide part of the setting for his epic novel, Chip Rock and the Fat Old Fart. Michael’s keen interest in food started in that same meat shop.
Michael and his wife Kim live in Scottsdale, Arizona. They have three children and two happy dogs. Everyone in the family offers a bounty of suggestions as to what direction his plot and characters should take next, and as any honest writer would tell you, this input is always invaluable. These novels would be much less than they are if not for this assistance.
Professionally, Michael has worked in the international golf industry and owned the leading dog shop in Scottsdale. He now writes full time.
Michael has always been interested in cooking and fancies himself a flashy cook and backyard barbeque superstar on his 28 year-old Weber grill. “My relationship with food comes through my family and, especially, our daughter with special needs. From her wheelchair, she’s great at ‘helping’ me cook in the kitchen. Nobody is as excited about food as she is, and this passion is contagious. She loves the Food Network and it’s her dream to become a chef.” Zin Mignon is the written manifestation of her dream and the family’s passion.
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February 13, 2024
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This was a great read. It was a little corny at times but it was uplifting and entertaining. Big thumbs up from me.
This was a great read. It was a little corny at times but it was uplifting and entertaining. Big thumbs up from me.
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