Tales of the Madman Underground

<b>The Catcher in the Rye meets On the Road*-The Printz Honor book is a classic in the making!</b> <p/> September 1973: The beginning of Karl Shoemaker's senior year in stifling Lightsburg Ohio. For years Karl's been part of the Madman Underground- kids forced to attend group therapy during school. Karl has decided that he is going to get out of the Madman Underground for good. He is going to act-and be-Normal. But Normal of course is relative. Karl has two after-school jobs one dead father one seriously unhinged drunk mother . . . and a huge attitude. Welcome to a gritty uncensored rollercoaster ride narrated by the singular Karl Shoemaker. <p/> *<i>The Horn Book</i>