Joe College
Author: Tom Perrotta
For many college students, spring break means fun and sun in Florida. For Danny, a Yale junior, it means two weeks behind the wheel of the “Roach Coach,” his father’s lunch truck, which plies the parking lots of office parks in central New Jersey.But Danny can use the time behind the coffee urn to try to make sense of a love life that’s gotten a little complicated. There’s….Read More
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