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I'm not proud. I'm sixteen, and soon to be homeless. Weary of his life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind. He finds a home in an abandoned freight train outside a small town, where he falls in love with rich, restless Caitlin and befriends a fellow train resident, "Old Bill," who slowly reveals a tragic past. When Billy is given a gift that changes everything, he learns not only to how forge his own path in life, but the real meaning of family.
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse (May 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689868677
ISBN-13: 978-0689868672
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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In a counterpoint to THE LORD OF THE FLIES, and other grim tales where a lack of structure or authority leads to chaos and harshness and evil intent, Australian author Steven Herrick has created a world in which a young man striving for autonomy is able to attain an idyllic existence away from the rule makers and the rule breakers.When sixteen-year-old Billy Luckett packs a few things (including the old man's booze and cigarettes) into his schoolbag, says good-bye to his dog, and walks out of the house, he doesn't know where he will end up. But Billy's certain that anything will beat living with his abusive father."Please don't tell what train I'm onAnd they won't know what route I've gone"--Elizabeth Cotton, "Freight Train"Hopping a westbound freight train in a teeming rain, Billy immediately crosses paths with the first of a series of characters who will each enrich and transform his life with their kindness, and who will each in turn take something away themselves for having been able to see through Billy's exterior."Men...........BillyThere are men like Ernie,the train driver, in this world.Men who don't boss you aroundand don't ask prying questionsand don't get bitterat anyone different from them.Men who share a drink and foodand a warm cabinwhen they don't have to.Men who know the value of thingslike an old boatbuilt for long weekends on a lake.Men who see something happeningand know if it's rightor wrongand aren't afraid to make that call.
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