{"product_id":"joe-speedboat-paperback","title":"Joe Speedboat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTommy Wieringa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant coming-of-age story with an outlandish twist . . . this wonderfully weird novel is not one to miss.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a farming accident plunges him into a coma for six months, Frankie Hermans wakes up to discover that he's paralyzed and mute. Bound to a wheelchair, Frankie struggles to adjust to a life where he must rely on others to complete even the simplest tasks. The only body part he can control is his right arm, which he uses obsessively to record the details of daily life in his town in Holland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when he meets Joe--a boy who blazed into his sleepy rural town like a meteor while Frankie slept--everything changes. Joe is a centrifugal force, both magician and daredevil, and he alone sees potential strength in Frankie's handicaps. With Joe's help, Frankie's arm will be used for more than just writing: as a champion arm-wrestler, Frankie will be powerful enough to win back his friends, and maybe even woo P.J., the girl who has them all in a tailspin . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThese are the Names\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoe Speedboat\u003c\/i\u003e is \"[an] offbeat story of a group of boys searching for meaning . . .This work conjures John Irving's \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for Owen Meany\u003c\/i\u003e but with a lighter touch\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Witty, thoughtful and surprisingly tender.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTommy Wieringa\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1967 and grew up partly in the Netherlands and in Aruba. He began his writing career with travel stories and journalism and is the author of two previous novels, one of which was awarded Holland's Halewijn prize and nominated for the AKO Literature Prize. This is his first novel to be published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.56 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48180512915677,"sku":"9780802170729","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/pLaQ4KrapN9780802170729.webp?v=1784212907","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/joe-speedboat-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}