The Goatman by Jeff Fuell
This is about 3 friends Dan, Bluesman, Amy. Teens who live in Corpus Christi, TX.
This
story is told by Dan 30 years after the fact. As no one would have
believed him back then. Going back to 1983 and being 13 with his first
crush, hair cut short and a mongoose to get around town. Amy wears
braces and Dan is afraid of getting is lips caught in her braces as that
is what the rumors say! So he is afraid of getting his first kiss from
Amy. Bluesman got his name from singing the blues at school during
school! The 3+ a dog plan a day were they ride out to Goatmans to just
hang out in the middle of summer. What they find is more than any 13 yr
old should ever have to see. Not giving away this exciting part!
This
was such a surprise for me, as it is not my regular genre. This book
took me back to my teen yrs (early 80's), it was such a great innocent
time. Except The guys I knew had long hair and our mode of
transportation was Skateboards. Reading this book reminded me of The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Stand By Me. What a great story and
well developed characters. I laughed at the caned soda incident and
many other parts. I highly recommend this book to teens and adults. I
look forward to reading more from this fantastic author!
5 STARS
Patches
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