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An explosive, highly charged, and hilarious middle-grade adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way.
But what does "spudvetch" actually mean, and why do Mr. Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent blue light when Charlie says it to him? Perhaps Kidd and Pearce are bank robbers talking in code. Perhaps they're spies. Perhaps they are aliens. Whatever it is, Jimbo and Charlie are determined to find out.
There really is an adventure on its way. A nuclear-powered, 100-ton adventure with reclining seats and a buffet car. And as it gathers speed and begins to spin out of control, it can only end one way...with a boom!
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 326
Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and X-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters’ lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history. She introduces us to Black and multiracial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief - all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively.
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1 out of 5 stars
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blecch
- De Burns en 12-23-20
De: Danielle Evans
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The Rock Eaters
- Stories
- De: Brenda Peynado
- Narrado por: Frankie Corzo, Ines del Castillo, Sunil Malhotra, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 8
What does it mean to be other? What does it mean to love in a world determined to keep us apart? These questions murmur in the heart of each of Brenda Peynado’s strange and singular stories. Threaded with magic, transcending time and place, these stories explore what it means to cross borders and break down walls, personally and politically.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well written and well narrated
- De Alexis N. en 06-21-21
De: Brenda Peynado
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A Spot of Bother
- A Novel
- De: Mark Haddon
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 487
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 215
George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood or of manly bonhomie. “The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.” Some things in life can’t be ignored, however: his tempestuous daughter Katie’s deeply inappropriate boyfriend Ray, for instance, or the sudden appearance of a red circular rash on his hip.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bother with this one
- De Book Club Gal en 09-29-06
De: Mark Haddon
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The Red House
- A Novel
- De: Mark Haddon
- Narrado por: Maxwell Caulfield
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 84
The set-up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. Richard has just re-married and inherited a willful stepdaughter in the process; Angela has a feckless husband and three children who sometimes seem alien to her. The stage is set for seven days of resentment and guilt, a staple of family gatherings the world over.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Have to weigh in on this one....
- De Melissa en 01-11-13
De: Mark Haddon
Good Book
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The narration was excellent and added to the fun.
Just a romp
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Would you listen to Boom! again? Why?
Definitely yes. I like Haddon's treatment of juvenile characters and his juxtaposition of their depth and the shallowness of officious adults they interact with.What other book might you compare Boom! to and why?
The Curious Incident... Another Haddon work and still my favorite from him. It is hard not to love his young characters struggling to find answers in a complex and sometimes absurd world.Which scene was your favorite?
(Spoiler) The cafeteria scene in space.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No extreme reaction.Haddon's storytelling is his forte
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Fun 4-hour Sci Fi Romp
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