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At the age of 17, Randall Hunsacker shoots his mother's boyfriend, steals a car and comes close to killing himself. His second chance lies in a small Nebraska farm town, where the landmarks include McKibben's Mobil Station, Frmka's Superette, and a sign
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First Sentence edit
When Randall Hunsacker was thirteen, his family moved from Salt Lake City to a canyon in the foothills, into a stilted five-room house perched above the tightest in a series of tight turns in the canyon's sharply descending road, so that from their front porch Randall's family often got a good view of cars pushed to the limits of their control.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tom McNeal (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 067945733X
Page Count: 314
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 067945733X
Page Count: 314
Awards edit
- James Michener Award (1998: Fiction)
- California Book Award (1998: Fiction, Silver)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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