Oddballs(1st Edition)

Authors:

William Sleator

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ISBN: 0140374388, 978-0140374384

Book publisher: Puffin Books

Book Price $0 : The Author Of Such Reliably Offbeat Sf Thrillers As Strange Attractors (1990) Radically Changes Pace For Ten Hilarious, Semi- Autobiographical Stories. With Affection And A Splendid Sense Of Comic Timing, Sleator Drags Forth Incidents From His Family Closet's Darkest Recesses--the Time Young Tycho Was Hypnotized And Then Made To Drink From The Toilet; An Indignant Skit That Laid Bare The Failings Of Certain Parents, To Their Vast Amusement; Rough-and-tumble Car Games; And Deliciously Horrifying Pranks Played On Unsuspecting Passersby. Vivid Characterizations (sister Vicky ``had Always Enjoyed Making Dolls Fight With Each Other; When The Dolls Wore Out, She Ripped Off Their Arms And Legs. Now She Is A Nurse'') Always Balance Foibles With Saving Graces; Embarrassment Is Eased By Laughter, While Painful Circumstances Always Come Right In The End. Sleator Shows How, In A Loosely Run Household Presided Over By Indulgent Working Parents, He And His Three Siblings Developed Confident, Independent Spirits. Though He Admits To Making Up A Few Things, His Dedication Is Telling â?? ``To My Family: Please Forgive Me!''â?? Kirkus Reviews