Newspaper Boy - Softcover

MacGougan, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1540593029 ISBN 13: 9781540593023

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Darren McAlpine is an eleven-year-old with ajob to do. With his brother, he writes and delivers a neighborhood newspaper.This gives him a front-row seat to the lives of the people in his community.
As Darren covers the story of some localteenagers planning a protest, he learns about the neighborhood, his family,journalism and his own gifts and limitations.
The story - told inDarren's distinctive voice - is full of the joys and pitfalls of growing up andthe joys and pitfalls of language itself.
 
Newspaper Boy FAQ's
Q: The narrator is 11 yearsold. Is this a book for kids?
A:It was written for adults, but there's nothing inappropriate for older kids.
Q:Why is it called a short novel with long chapters?
A:It's about 200 pages long in the hard-copy version and it's divided into sixchapters. I think, though, that it might be a metaphor.
Q:What are some random topics that arise during the course of the book?
A:Journalism, secret codes, Superman, copy editing, The Lord of the Rings, the Episcopal Church, overthinking,Deerwalking, Sunday Dinner, theme parties, missing pets, an exploding footballand a woman with a statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting on her couch.
Q:The cover of the ebook version poses the question: Can copy editing be asuperpower? What's the answer to that question?
A:The answer is Yes.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark MacGougan grew up in Lakewood, Washington, which is not far from Tacoma. He studied English Literature at Yale in the 1970’s and has lived in Connecticut ever since. He and his wife, Linda, have three adult children. His late parents were a newspaper humor columnist and a librarian. He likes to think that his writing combines the rigorous organization of a humor columnist with the wacky unpredictability of a librarian. Professionally, Mark writes the text for insurance coverage forms. He’s sorry to report that this doesn’t seem to make a favorable impression on people he meets at dinner parties. As it turns out, even people who love to read hate to read insurance policies. Still, Mark clutches to the happy delusion that these people might change their minds if they read HIS insurance policies. Mark also performs stand-up comedy, predominately in Episcopal churches. He claims that this is a good challenge because people in church are generally sober.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1540593029
• ISBN 13: 9781540593023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202