Vintage: A Ghost Story
by:
Steve Berman (author)
A lonely boy walking along a highway one autumn evening meets the boy of his dreams, a boy who happens to have died decades ago and haunts the road. Awkward crushes, both bitter and sweet, lead him to face youthful dreams and childish fears. With its cast of offbeat friends, antiques, and Ouija...
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A lonely boy walking along a highway one autumn evening meets the boy of his dreams, a boy who happens to have died decades ago and haunts the road. Awkward crushes, both bitter and sweet, lead him to face youthful dreams and childish fears. With its cast of offbeat friends, antiques, and Ouija boards, Vintage is not your typical romance but does offers readers a memorable blend of dark humor, chills and love. A finalist for the Andre Norton Award and Gaylactic Spectrum Award!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781590210536 (1590210530)
Publish date: March 1st 2008
Publisher: Lethe Press
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Vintage’s protagonist is an unnamed mostly closeted gay teen, who I will call MC (short for “Main Character”) from here on out. MC ran away from home after his parents reacted badly to learning that he was gay, so now he lives with his aunt, who he’s afraid might do the same thing. The only people w...
For some reason I had low expectations for this book, guess I didn't believe a love ghost story would be easy to pull off rightly. But 'Vintage' surprised me, and not did I just like it but actually found myself scared at some moments of the story. The reason I'm not giving this five stars is 'cause...
4.5 stars"In a small town, a lonely teen walking along a highway one autumn evening meets the boy of his dreams, a boy who happens to have died decades ago and haunts the road" ...Reading that blurb, I thought the angst love story will happen between the hero and the ghost. Until further along the s...