New York, NY, U.S.A: Viking Penguin, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Used; Like New/Near Fine. Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor's ninth book. Satire and sentiment vie for control of the rambling stories as the mostly beloved but moderately controversial writer spins tales of times not too far in the past.

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The Doo Dads are singing "My Girl" on the radio and fourteen-year-old Gary is studying pictures of naked women, aware that Grandpa is looking down from heaven wondering how the boy turned out so badly. He has never so much as kissed a girl, except his rebellious cousin Kate, a sophisticate of seventeen who knows about The New Yorker and also how to swear and exhale smoke rings. But this is a summer of change for Gary: he fights back against his bullying born-again sister and his tyrannical teacher, and most significantly, he receives an Underwood typewriter-a typewriter that will help Gary believe he can become a writer. With his trademark gift for treading "a line delicate as a cobweb between satire and sentiment" ( The Cleveland Plain Dealer ), Keillor's touching and funny novel brilliantly captures a newly minted America and delivers an unforgettable comedy about the universal aspects of adolescence-from first loves to fear and fascination with bodily functions.

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Bookseller: Books Music Videos 4 U (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: HBBK03355
Title: Lake Wobegon Summer 1956
Author: Keillor, Garrison
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: New Used; Like New
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0670030031
ISBN 13: 9780670030033
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Place of Publication: New York, NY, U.S.A
Date Published: 2001
Keywords: LAKE WOBEGON MINN IMAGINARY PLACE FICTION MINNESOTA HUMOROUS

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