Treasure Island!!!Europa Editions, 7. des. 2011 - 172 síður A young slacker decides to live her life according to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure: “A rollicking tale, shameless, funny and intelligent” (The New York Times). When a college graduate with a history of hapless jobs (ice cream scooper, gift wrapper, laziest ever part-time clerk at The Pet Library) reads Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island, she is dumbstruck by the timid design of her life. When had she ever dreamed a scheme? When had she ever done a foolish, overbold act? When had she ever, like Jim Hawkins, broken from her friends, raced for the beach, stolen a boat, killed a man, and eliminated an obstacle that stood in the way of her getting a hunk of gold? Convinced that Stevenson’s book is cosmically intended for her, she redesigns her life according to its Core Values: boldness, resolution, independence, and horn-blowing. Accompanied by her mother, her sister, and a hostile Amazon parrot that refuses to follow the script, our heroine embarks on a domestic adventure more frightening than anything she’d originally planned. Treasure Island!!! is the story of a ferocious obsession, told by an original voice—“insane, hilarious, and irreverent” (Alice Sebold). “Highly original . . . will keep you entertained in spite of (or more accurately, because of) its toxic narrator.” —Library Journal “A hoot.” —Kirkus Reviews |
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Sara Levine. for Stephen , Lillian and Marty With your faults , don't hurry . Don't correct them thoughtlessly . What would you put in their place ? -HENRI MICHAUX CHAPTER 1 I n the aftermath of my adventure ,
Sara Levine. for Stephen , Lillian and Marty With your faults , don't hurry . Don't correct them thoughtlessly . What would you put in their place ? -HENRI MICHAUX CHAPTER 1 I n the aftermath of my adventure ,
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Sara Levine. CHAPTER 1 I n the aftermath of my adventure , I decided to write down the whole thing , starting with my discovery of Treasure Island and keeping nothing back , not even the names of the friends and family ... CHAPTER 1 ...
Sara Levine. CHAPTER 1 I n the aftermath of my adventure , I decided to write down the whole thing , starting with my discovery of Treasure Island and keeping nothing back , not even the names of the friends and family ... CHAPTER 1 ...
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... deckled edge . BOLDNESS RESOLUTION INDEPENDENCE HORN - BLOWING Rena put her hand on my arm gently , as if expecting to get burned . " Are you taking your Zoloft ? ” she said . CHAPTER 2 reasure Island — as you have ample reason.
... deckled edge . BOLDNESS RESOLUTION INDEPENDENCE HORN - BLOWING Rena put her hand on my arm gently , as if expecting to get burned . " Are you taking your Zoloft ? ” she said . CHAPTER 2 reasure Island — as you have ample reason.
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Sara Levine. CHAPTER 2 reasure Island — as you have ample reason to know , having read it yourself or heard about it or seen the movie or maybe eaten in the restaurant Long John Silver's - is a classic of boys ' adventure ... CHAPTER 2 ...
Sara Levine. CHAPTER 2 reasure Island — as you have ample reason to know , having read it yourself or heard about it or seen the movie or maybe eaten in the restaurant Long John Silver's - is a classic of boys ' adventure ... CHAPTER 2 ...
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... a low - born family in Beijing . One day , just after dipping into Chapter XXII : How My Sea Adventure Began , I was trimming the rabbits ' nails and thinking how if Jim Hawkins got himself into a stupid job , he would find a.
... a low - born family in Beijing . One day , just after dipping into Chapter XXII : How My Sea Adventure Began , I was trimming the rabbits ' nails and thinking how if Jim Hawkins got himself into a stupid job , he would find a.
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