The Tragic Age

Author: Stephen Metcalfe
Publisher: Griffin Publishing
Category: Children's General Story Books
Age Group: 12-17
Book Format: Paperback

Seventeen year old Billy Kinsey has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay away from it. Do not volunteer. Do not join in. But Billy will be the first to tell you it doesn't always work - not when your twin sister has died, not when your unhappy parents are at war with one another, and not when soccer mums in two-tonne SUVs are more dangerous than atom bombs. Billy's life changes when two people enter his life. Twom Twomey is a charismatic renegade who believes that truly living means going a little outlaw. Gretchen Quinn is an old and adored friend of his sister's, who believes that the world can be transformed by creative acts of the soul. With Twom, Billy visits the dark side. With Gretchen, Billy experiences possibilities. In Stephen Metcalfe's astonishing debut young adult novel, Billy knows that one path is leading him toward disaster and the other toward happiness. The problem is - Billy doesn't trust happiness. It's the age he's at. The tragic age.

About Stephen Metcalfe
Stephen Metcalfe wrote the production drafts for Pretty Woman, Dangerous Minds and Mr. Holland's Opus, among others. His stage plays have been produced in New York and at theaters throughout the US, Europe and Japan. He is an Associate Artist at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and has been an adjunct professor in dramatic writing at University of California at San Diego, University of San Diego and San Diego State University.

(BK-9781250054425)

SKU BK-9781250054425
Barcode # 9781250054425
Brand Griffin Publishing
Artist / Author Stephen Metcalfe
Shipping Weight 0.2700kg
Shipping Width 0.130m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 20.200m
Assembled Height 2.200m
Assembled Width 12.800m
Type Paperback

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