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After growing up in a hardscrabble Maryland town, a teenage boy will stop at nothing to pursue his dream It's 1957, and fifteen-year-old Roy Poole has again been awakened by the nightly argument between his mother, his sister, and his hard-drinking father. Roy sneaks away after the old man passes out, and hitches a ride to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, to use its brutal obstacle course, which he can run better than most midshipmen. Whenever he's navigating the ropes, gullies, and jumps, Roy finds that he's able to leave his troubles behind. Roy's dream is to join the Academy as a midshipman, but after years of bad grades and mishaps, Annapolis is a long shot. When a chance encounter with a retired admiral sets him on the path to a better life, Roy will face his greatest obstacle yet.
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"Here's a great story, one you don't want to turn loose of, one that won't turn loose of you. This is the real stuff written by a sure and steady hand."
Larry Brown, author of Joe
"I liked Roy Poole. His story is poignant, honest, and thoroughly memorable."
Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina
"Roy is an authentic adolescent: confused, eager, honest and alive. Freedman nails the teenage state of mind."
Larry Brown, author of Joe