Post by Shakespeare on Jan 21, 2007 23:52:42 GMT -5
The Frederick Samuel Diaries;
The Secret Diary of Frederick Samuel, aged 14 and 1/3
~~together in one volume ~~
The Growing Pains of Frederick Samuel
The Secret Diary of Frederick Samuel, aged 14 and 1/3
~~together in one volume ~~
The Growing Pains of Frederick Samuel
C a t e g o r y :
Humor / Teen
L e n g t h :
Short (100-300 pages)
R a t i n g :
R e v i e w s :
"Though essentially a book for teens, this book will have even the most stoic adult rolling on the floor laughing." - The Westerleigh Book Review
"I.B. Bowling (a pen name, obviously), perfectly captures the essence of the teenage boy in this charming novel. A must-read for all ages!" - Jack Frindwen
"Hilarious! I.B. Bowling's witty writing style combined with an imagination creates the most original novel to hit the bookshelves in years!" -The Essex Post
F r o n t F l a p S u m m a r y :
Frederick Samuel faces the same agonies which life sets before most adolescents: troubles with girls, school, parents, and an uncaring world. The difference, though, between young Master Samuel and his peers is that this lad keeps a diary - an earnest chronicle of longing and disaster. From teenaged Adrian's obsession with intellectuality after understanding "nearly every word" of a politician's broadcast to his anguished adoration of his lovely, mercurial schoolmate, from his view of his parents' constantly creaking relationship to his heartfelt but hilarious attempts at carthatic verse, here is an outrageous triumph of satire. This all comes together in I.B. Bowling's brilliant comic creation: F. Samuel, the unforgettable lad whose self-absorption only gets funnier as his life becomes more desperate.
