Project X

Contemporary Literature & Fiction

Author: Jim Shepard

In the wilderness of junior high, Edwin Hanratty is at the bottom of the food chain. His teachers find him a nuisance. His fellow students consider him prey. And although his parents are not oblivious to his troubles, they can’t quite bring themselves to fathom the ruthless forces that demoralize him daily.,,Sharing in these schoolyard indignities is his only friend, Flake…..Read More

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