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Lake Wobegon Summer 1956

Lake Wobegon Summer 1956

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Lake Wobegon Summer 1956

by Keillor, Garrison

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0670030031
ISBN 13
9780670030033
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New York: Viking , 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 292 pages. It's 1956 and summer in Lake Wobegon, Minnesota. A near fine dustjacket over a near fine book. .

Synopsis

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
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Bookseller's Inventory #
7004
Title
Lake Wobegon Summer 1956
Author
Keillor, Garrison
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0670030031
ISBN 13
9780670030033
Publisher
Viking
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2001
Keywords
Minnesota

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