Oddballs
by William Sleator
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525450572
- ISBN 13
- 9780525450573
- Seller
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Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Fine book in VG dj. Flat SIGNED by the author. Lightest age-toning at extremities of dj. Series of stories based on author's hilarious youth. From the author of The Spirit House and others.
Synopsis
The author of such reliably offbeat sf thrillers as Strange Attractors (1990) radically changes pace for ten hilarious, semi- autobiographical stories. With affection and a splendid sense of comic timing, Sleator drags forth incidents from his family closet's darkest recesses--the time young Tycho was hypnotized and then made to drink from the toilet; an indignant skit that laid bare the failings of certain parents, to their vast amusement; rough-and-tumble car games; and deliciously horrifying pranks played on unsuspecting passersby. Vivid characterizations (sister Vicky had always enjoyed making dolls fight with each other; when the dolls wore out, she ripped off their arms and legs. Now she is a nurse') always balance foibles with saving graces; embarrassment is eased by laughter, while painful circumstances always come right in the end. Sleator shows how, in a loosely run household presided over by indulgent working parents, he and his three siblings developed confident, independent spirits. Though he admits to making up a few things, his dedication is telling – To my family: Please forgive me!' – Kirkus Reviews
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- Bookseller
- Book Moon (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- YA-SL1993H
- Title
- Oddballs
- Author
- William Sleator
- Illustrator
- Steve Cieslawski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0525450572
- ISBN 13
- 9780525450573
- Publisher
- Dutton Children's
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1993
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- VG
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