Caught in the Long Grass (Paperback or Softback) - 11 Angebote vergleichen

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Book Depository International [58762574], London, United Kingdom.
Language: English. Brand new Book. Jamie McCarthy has just turned seventeen. He's struggling to understand what life is about, how he fits in, and what his future might hold. He hopes one day to meet someone special, a girl with whom he can share his secret hopes, feelings, and doubts, but he's terribly shy, and the girls in this neighborhood just aren't his type.Jamie lives in a part of town where graffiti is daubed on walls as an expression of the anger held by those unlucky enough to live there. Until now, he's managed to fly under the radar of the local gangs. But when Jamie spots some money lying on the floor of the grocers, he makes a choice that will change his life. He decides to keep it and heads to the fairground to have some fun.What happens next sends the teenager's normally well-ordered life spinning out of control, and he finds himself on a pathway of escalating crime, driven by his own naivete and fear of his neighbor, Archie.And somewhere along this road, he meets ught in the Long Grass is based on a true coming of age story about a victim of teen violence and bullying. It is also a moving story of family and young romance. Adults and older teenagers will love the authentic 20th century setting, the drama, and the suspense brought to life by PJ McDermott's gritty biographical fiction.

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Jamie McCarthy has just turned seventeen. He's struggling to understand what life is about, how he fits in, and what his future might hold. He hopes one day to meet someone special, a girl with whom he can share his secret hopes, feelings, and doubts, but he's terribly shy, and the girls in this neighborhood just aren't his type.Jamie lives in a part of town where graffiti is daubed on walls as an expression of the anger held by those unlucky enough to live there. Until now, he's managed to fly under the radar of the local gangs. But when Jamie spots some money lying on the floor of the grocers, he makes a choice that will change his life. He decides to keep it and heads to the fairground to have some fun.What happens next sends the teenager's normally well-ordered life spinning out of control, and he finds himself on a pathway of escalating crime, driven by his own naivete and fear of his neighbor, Archie.And somewhere along this road, he meets Sandy...Caught in the Long Grass is based on a true coming of age story about a victim of teen violence and bullying. It is also a moving story of family and young romance. Adults and older teenagers will love the authentic 20th century setting, the drama, and the suspense brought to life by PJ McDermott's gritty biographical fiction.

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Channeling Angela's Ashes, the Pretenders and Taggart, Caught in the Long Grass is a dramatic, yet hopeful, story of growing up in Scotland in the Sixties.The year is 1965. Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe is number one on the charts, the first US combat troops have arrived in Vietnam, and American and Soviet astronauts are in a race to the moon.Seventeen-year-old Jamie McCarthy lives in a rough neighborhood not far from Glasgow. The teenager is struggling to find his place in the world amidst protective parents, imminent college exams, and surging hormones. He wonders whether God exists but has no problem believing some people are born evil.People like Archie Stewart, for instance.Stewart has an old score to settle with Jamie. When he bumps into him spending money at the fairground like it's going out of fashion, he thinks his chance has arrived. The ensuing confrontation sparks a chain of events that sends Stephen down a path of criminality and deceit-a road he finds increasingly difficult to escape from.Caught in the Long Grass is a sizzling coming of age story echoing the heartache, uncertainty, and hopes of youth.What Readers Say"Every young person wants to know they're not alone. We are all Stephen at some stage in our lives, lost, confused, trying to fit in, struggling to come to grips with our lives and who we are. This book does this flawlessly.""This really is a wonderful story that all young people can relate to. It takes an age-old battle and puts it splendidly into words that many will appreciate. I could not believe the climax.""Your book reminds me of Frank McCourt's biography of his life growing up in Ireland."Scroll up and download your copy of this gripping story today. A paperback version is also available.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books2Anywhere [190245], Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BargainBookStores, MI, Grand Rapids, [RE:5].
Caught in the Long Grass (Paperback or Softback), Paperback or Softback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, El Pinarillo Books.
Patrick McDermott Publishing, 2020. Book. New. Paperback. New and in stock.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Alibris, NV, Sparks, [RE:5].
Trade paperback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books2anywhere, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Fairford, [RE:4].
Softcover.