http://www.growingresults.com/us/j425765 Contemporary Fiction from Growing Results en-us Copyright 1999-2009, Data Growth Pty Ltd http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B001GMAMZ4.html Super fun!: I must admit upfront that I am a friend of the author, and that I have only read an earlier draft of this <a href="http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B001GMAMZ4.html"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bRLYIBOTL._SL75_.jpg" width="49" height="49" border="0" alt="Planet of the Dates" align="left" /></a> Super fun!: I must admit upfront that I am a friend of the author, and that I have only read an earlier draft of this <br />From <a href="http://www.growingresults.com/us/h28">Amazon.com</a> 1970s 1980s Books Buffs Cheryl Cliche Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction Desperate Dewey Draft e-Books Fans Everywhere Fiction Flounder Give Away Grimace Kindle Kindle Books Kindle Edition Kindle Store McComas McComas, Paul Oh No Planets Publisher Read An Real As Refinements Rest of US Sci-Fi Science Fiction Shout Sixteen Spreads Stephanie Subjects Sundae Super Fun Teenage Teenage Boys The 1970s The Permanent Press Upfront Whipped Cream Young, Phil http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B001GMAMZ4.html http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B000UWW858.html I really wanted to like this book ...: Russell is a talented writer, whose stories are creative, imaginitive,and often <a href="http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B000UWW858.html"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41L33g0eeVL._SL75_.jpg" width="48" height="48" border="0" alt="St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" align="left" /></a> I really wanted to like this book ...: Russell is a talented writer, whose stories are creative, imaginitive,and often <br />From <a href="http://www.growingresults.com/us/h28">Amazon.com</a> Alligator Books Childs Come Up Contemporary Fiction Creative Writing Dewey Dips e-Books Favorite Stories Fiction Flair Florida for Girls General AAS Granddaughters Kindle Kindle Books Kindle Edition Kindle Store Literature & Fiction Lucys Masks Mature Minotaur Mr.Goodbar Narratives No Idea Open Mind Perfect View Publisher Refinements Russell, Karen Short Fiction Short Stories Something Different South Florida Subjects Supernatural Theme Park United States Vintage Vivid Weird Wolves Woods http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B000UWW858.html http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B000PDZF8O.html solid debut: The influence of Cormac McCarthy is strongly, if gallingly, present in Phil LaMarche's otherwise solid <a href="http://www.growingresults.com/us/prod/B000PDZF8O.html"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31h8KUlh1cL._SL75_.jpg" width="51" height="51" border="0" alt="American Youth: A Novel" align="left" /></a> solid debut: The influence of Cormac McCarthy is strongly, if gallingly, present in Phil LaMarche's otherwise solid <br />From <a href="http://www.growingresults.com/us/h28">Amazon.com</a> A. 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