Strings Attached (Tales from Ballena Beach)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (936 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982555016 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bob Lind said Great coming-of-age/coming-out story with a clever mystery. Seventeen year old Jeremy Tyler is being given the "second chance" of a lifetime, moving from the Fresno home of his alcoholic, irresponsible single mom, to the Los Angeles area beachfront mansion of his rich Aunt Katherine. Aunt Katherine and her husband Bill also acted as surrogate parents to his father Jonathan, who died in an unfortunate accident on a winding mountain road when Jeremy was an infant. Jeremy wants to be a man of whom his aunt can be proud, just like his father, whom he resembles and shares many interests. He works on developing a good relationship. "very surprised" according to Michael A. Brown. i'm a big review reader, good and bad, when it comes to certain items, (i.e. dvd, books, music, etc.)anyways after reading a few good and somewhat bad reviews for this book, i decided to just take a chance, and bought it. And after reading the book i was glad that i had, i found it funny and very easy to read, it was simple and well written and actually very believeablethis is my first book by this author, so i was a little worried naturally, but it turned to be well worth it and i'm glad i took the chance to read it, i've got to give Mr. Nolan props on his effort a. "Good BookWell Written" according to aRN. I purchased this book after reading many of the great reviews here on Amazon. I have to agree with what I read: This book is very good. It's very well written, and I applaud Nick Nolan for his first novelCan't wait to read the next!I would definitely say this book is worth reading, especially if you are an LGBTQ teen (or around that ageI'm 21, myself). Personally, I probably would have enjoyed this book a little more if I were a gay/questioning boy, but I'm a gay girl, so it didn't hit me quite as close to heart as it may for a boy.On a side note, there are MANY typ
He's a good-looking kid, with a sleek swimmer's physique—and the swim team's champ is out to get him. It's not easy for him to fit into the upper crust, particularly because he's trying to hide how much he's attracted to other boys. Jeremy's story of breaking free from the strands of dishonesty, deceit, and self-doubt has its parallels to the tale of Pinocchio, but Nolan's take is totally contemporary: think the TV series The OC—girls with mean cheekbones, well-built guys with snotty attitudes, and Jeremy in the role of heartthrob Ryan Atwood. He dates one of the smart-set girls in an attempt to keep his hormones at bay—but that doesn't do him much good. 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner in Gay & Lesbian FictionFrom BOOKS TO WATCH OUT FOR by RICHARD LABONTE, Volume 4 number 1—Adolescence is a hazardous way of life for 17-year-old Jeremy Tyler; his father died in a mysterious accident when he was a child, and his mother has since descended into alcoholic hell and forced
And finally, there is a very believable twist on the original puppet's nose-growing; something similar happens when Jeremy liesbut that's a bit graphic for this interview.Suffice to say that the Pinocchio parallels are there, but the similarities are subtle--and the story stands on its own without revealing them. These are all tied-up inside the human experience of "wanting." In the book, Jeremy's father tells him--in a dream--that one needs to be selfish with respect to what one needs, but to pursue judiciously that which one wants--it's a paradox that few ever take the time to understand.Question: Your book is a loose reinvention of the classic Pinocchio story. Weaving together a murder mystery, sexual ambiguity, and characters with hidden identities and agendas , Nick Nolan offers readers a deliciously witty page-turner about the “puppet” who wishes only to be a real boy. And one's teen years are inherently cataclysmic, so poor Jeremy is nearly