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POWERFUL RAW PAGE-TURNER AS HUMOROUS AS IT IS HEARTFELT WITTY, DEFIANT OSCAR TELLS AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF A MISUNDERSTOOD, MISTAKE-RIDDLED TEEN. OF LOSING HIS SENSE OF WONDER. OF CHASING A LIE ACROSS AMERICA. OF DISCOVERING THE POWER OF SECOND CHANCES. Oscar Danielsson isnt ready for the real world-yet. But hes 18 now, and everyones got expectations. Why not? With his sharp wit and melancholy good looks, his futures as promising as anybodys. Lie. Hes not like anybody. Hell take his bedroom over hanging out. Self-medication over whatever his shrink prescribes for his ADHD. And its hard enough to get out of bed in the morning, let alone write a stupid paper in time to graduate from high school. If it wasnt for his old spaniel, Enzo, hes not sure hed even want to stick around. Just when he meets Bette, the weirdest cute girl on the planet, a scrape with the law Oscars too out of it to remember send his blasting down Americas back roads with his eccentric Grammy. Leaving Bette, Enzo, and all his vices behind is torture. But hell do anything to ditch the shame. And if they make good time, he can repay his debts to his boss, snag his diploma, and slip back into bed like nothing ever happened. But that would be another lie. I love this book. Its a page turner... I found myself looking forward to bedtime to read it. -Jill Wine-Banks, author, The Watergate Girl; MSNBC legal analyst; co-host, Webby-winning #SistersinLaw Podcast Axel is a natural... writes with a flow and energy that is absolutely compelling. -Chris Canaan, Emmy Award-winning writer; co-creator Walker, Texas Ranger (starring Chuck Norris); screenplay, No Good Deed (starring Samuel L. Jackson & Stellan Skarsgård) At times funny, at times raw, at times so poignant youll find yourself tearing up... Its a story filled with wrong choices and thwarted dreams but also hope, resiliency, and redemption. -Maggie Smith, award-winning author of Truth and Other Lies ...deeply moving... absorbing... truly enjoyable -Sarah C. Maza, Member American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Professor of History Emerita Northwestern University a powerful story of survival, resilience, and hope... One of the best books I read in 2024. -Nathan Chung (early reader), Neurodivergent, recognized as a Top 50 Global Neurodiversity Evangelist, and a D-30 Impact List 2024 Honoree ... a raw, compelling journey... as humorous as it is heartfelt... the kind of book that sticks with you... -Hollie Smur
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