CANCELLED Book signing - Young adult author Eric Raschke signs his first novel
Nov 28, 2009Details:
time: 15:00 to 18:00
cost: free entrance
host: Reinoud Degelink
email: reinoud.degelink@gmail.com
www: ericraschke.com
Amsterdam based Young Adult author Erik Raschke will present and sign his first novel The Book of Samuel, a funny and heartwarming book that follows a 12-year-old boy through the turmoil of family problems and the often too typical pressures of being different. Please come and welcome this first time novelist in The ABC Treehouse this Saturday November 28 at 3pm. You can watch the book's trailer on the ABC Blog.
About The Book of Samuel
Samuel Gerard is just your average teen: he hangs out at the bike jumps or at the mall with his friends, finds creative ways to avoid schoolwork, and repeatedly asks his parents questions that he knows have no answer. But when his dad leaves on a quest to ‘save the world,’ Samuel’s life takes a turn – abig turn.
Starting the day after his father leaves, Samuel finds himself on a dizzying, often humorous series of adventures, from being covered in leeches to accidentally blowing up his friend’s garage, from cheering up his mom to supervising his feisty grandma, from making out with the most popular girl in school to a life-changing fight with school bullies. As Samuel tries to sort out the world around him, he gradually finds himself at crossroads of religion and community, family and friends, newfound love and deep-seated hatred, all of which threatens to pull apart his neighborhood – and his family. And in the end, when violence in the community comes to a frightening peak, Samuel is faced with a tough choice: let things continue on a dangerous path, or make a personal sacrifice for peace?
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