Grab On to Me Tightly as if I Knew the Way
Author: Bryan Charles
A wise, bighearted, and hilarious look at one teenager’s life by a remarkable new voice in contemporary fiction It’s 1992, and as Vim Sweeney deals with the recent end of his high school career and the uncertainty of his future, America shares his angst. In Seattle, Kurt Cobain reeks of teen spirit. In Washington, George Bush (the first one) has just finished rattlin….Read More
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