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A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, Alex hasn't had the easiest childhood.
But when he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count.
So when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped at customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the front seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right thing . . .
Introducing a bright young voice destined to charm the world, The Universe Versus Alex Woods is a celebration of curious incidents, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that form our world.
Author: Terry Dehart
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 07/01/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.18h x 6.14w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780316077408
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/17/2010 pg. 33
Romantic Times 07/01/2010 pg. 67 - Excellent
Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 74
But when he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count.
So when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped at customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the front seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right thing . . .
Introducing a bright young voice destined to charm the world, The Universe Versus Alex Woods is a celebration of curious incidents, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that form our world.
Author: Terry Dehart
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 07/01/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.18h x 6.14w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780316077408
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/17/2010 pg. 33
Romantic Times 07/01/2010 pg. 67 - Excellent
Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 74
About the Author
Terry DeHart is a former U.S. Marine and NASA security analyst. Three of his stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His short stories have appeared in the Barcelona Review, Zoetrope All-Story Extra, Night Train Magazine, In Posse Review/Web del Sol, Paumanok Review, Smokelong Quarterly, Vestal Review, and Opium, among others. Terry lives with his wife and daughters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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