Buick Riviera. The Buick, coppertone, white sidewalls, was the model of the year, a '59, although the 1960 models were already out. Its upholstery was black, its windshield was tinted a thin color of motor oil. The car's heater was issuing a stale and odorous warmth, but Alex remained chilled. He ha...
This book starts with a note to the reader stating that:“THE FOLLOWING ADOLESCENT SPORTS AND LOVE ENCOUNTER has been retrieved from a promise never to tell. What’s to say? time slipped by, some deaths occurred, perspective was gained. The impulse went from taking a secret to the grave to getting it ...
WINNING THE CITY by Theodore Weesner originally came out in 1991, a year marked by a number of events – my fourth birthday, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the start of the Gulf War. Although I wasn’t reading young adult fiction back then (although I had started attempting to unsuccessfully read S...
Originally posted on my blog Guiltless ReadingStealing cars to fill a void in life.The book in one sentence: The story of Alex Housman's life of quiet desperation. My two cents: I won't lie. I had a difficult time getting into this one. I probably had three or or four false starts and I was about to...
BOOK SYNOPSISIt’s 1959. Sixteen year-old Alex Housman has just stolen his fourteenth car and frankly doesn’t know why. His divorced, working class father grinds out the night shift at the local Chevy Plant in Detroit, kept afloat by the flask in his glove compartment and the open bottles in his Flin...
When I read the blurb my ears perked up a bit. I mean, really. A young boy, Alex, abandoned by his mother, his father was either working night shifts or drinking. So Alex starts skipping school, stealing cars, smoking. I thought it was really interesting.And it was, don't get me wrong. It was an int...
Read the entire review at Tales Between the PagesThe Car Thief by Theodore Weesner was first published in 1972 by Random House and has had a sporadic republishing history. It was republished in 1987 by Vintage and again in 2001 by Grove Press. It’s newest incarnation in eBook format by Astor + Blue ...
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