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In this sequel to his acclaimed novel Portofino, Frank Schaeffer's hilarious and ultimately moving young narrator, Calvin Becker, returns in a coming-of-age story that takes readers even deeper into the heart of his tortured, fundamentalist family.
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"Comedy and tragedy blend flawlessly in this extraordinary novel…This is coming-of-age literature for all ages. Narrator James is pure perfection…Highly recommended."
Library Journal
"Not since Huck Finn has American literature been graced with a character as irresistible as Calvin Dort Becker.
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Andre Dubus III, New York Times bestselling author
"In a painfully believable performance, Lloyd James suffers Calvin's adolescent misery…James' performance combines pathos with comedy, making the ingenuous, if not-so-innocent, Calvin a character to remember."
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