Joe Speedboat
Author: Wieringa, Tommy
ISBN: 9781925321050
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Full of vitality, verve and chutzpah,Joe Speedboat tells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood.
When Frankie Hermans emerges from a coma after 200 days, he knows his life is never going to be the same again. For a start, he can't talk, he can't walk and it's a struggle even to wield a pen. And then there's Joe Speedboat?-?a boy who arrived in the sleepy village of Lomark like a blazing comet and who's been stirring things up ever since. Whether setting off bombs, racing mopeds or building a bi-plane, Joe has the touch of a magician and the spirit of a daredevil. He also sees a use for Frankie's good right arm beyond writing- as a champion arm-wrestler Frankie will be strong enough to impress his friends, and maybe even win the favour of the gorgeous, golden-haired girl who has them all in a spin. Full of vitality, verve and chutzpah,Joe Speedboat tells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood.
Praise for Tommy Wieringa
'Highly intelligent . . . Wieringa will make you think.' TLS
'Poetic, ambitious . . . Brave.' The Guardian
'Superb . . . A bravura performance.' Irish Times
ISBN: 9781925321050
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Full of vitality, verve and chutzpah,Joe Speedboat tells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood.
When Frankie Hermans emerges from a coma after 200 days, he knows his life is never going to be the same again. For a start, he can't talk, he can't walk and it's a struggle even to wield a pen. And then there's Joe Speedboat?-?a boy who arrived in the sleepy village of Lomark like a blazing comet and who's been stirring things up ever since. Whether setting off bombs, racing mopeds or building a bi-plane, Joe has the touch of a magician and the spirit of a daredevil. He also sees a use for Frankie's good right arm beyond writing- as a champion arm-wrestler Frankie will be strong enough to impress his friends, and maybe even win the favour of the gorgeous, golden-haired girl who has them all in a spin. Full of vitality, verve and chutzpah,Joe Speedboat tells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood.
Praise for Tommy Wieringa
'Highly intelligent . . . Wieringa will make you think.' TLS
'Poetic, ambitious . . . Brave.' The Guardian
'Superb . . . A bravura performance.' Irish Times
