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Necking with Louise
Alberta Children's Book of the Year
Vicky Metcalf Short Story Award winner for Sun Dogs
It is 1965, and Eric is 16. It's a year to fix in the mind, especially when you're a boy stretching to become an adult. You pull away from parents. You discover Louise, her stunning black hair and eager brown eyes. Your first kiss is like falling into the House of Pleasure. The seven interlinked stories in Necking with Louise immerse teen readers in the coming of age of a robust but sensitive teenager. The stories chronicle his encounter with a sudden prairie blizzard, his discovery of the heart-breaking unpredictability of first love, his role in a championship hockey game, his first summer job, and his memories of his grandfather. But they also scratch into the rich prairie earth a record of Eric's candid search for manhood.
Vicky Metcalf Short Story Award winner for Sun Dogs
It is 1965, and Eric is 16. It's a year to fix in the mind, especially when you're a boy stretching to become an adult. You pull away from parents. You discover Louise, her stunning black hair and eager brown eyes. Your first kiss is like falling into the House of Pleasure. The seven interlinked stories in Necking with Louise immerse teen readers in the coming of age of a robust but sensitive teenager. The stories chronicle his encounter with a sudden prairie blizzard, his discovery of the heart-breaking unpredictability of first love, his role in a championship hockey game, his first summer job, and his memories of his grandfather. But they also scratch into the rich prairie earth a record of Eric's candid search for manhood.
- GenresRomance
168 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1999
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May 1, 2022
Timeless coming-of-age stories. If you were ever a teenager ...
February 28, 2016
I rated this book 7 out of 10. It was a really good book. I rated it a 7 out of 10 because it gets to be really confusing when switching chapters but other than that it is really good and flows really nice. I would recommend this book to teenagers because it gets to be inappropriate at times so that is why I recommend this book to teenagers.
This book is about a guy name Eric who is a hockey player. One day he goes out with his girl friend but they break up at a Halloween party. So she didn't go to his final hockey game but another girl who likes him but he doesn't know that until they meet. He gets a summer time job and everyone misses him when he leaves. Then his grandpa dies and he remembers all the good times with him. This was a really good book and if you read it I hope you enjoy it.
This book is about a guy name Eric who is a hockey player. One day he goes out with his girl friend but they break up at a Halloween party. So she didn't go to his final hockey game but another girl who likes him but he doesn't know that until they meet. He gets a summer time job and everyone misses him when he leaves. Then his grandpa dies and he remembers all the good times with him. This was a really good book and if you read it I hope you enjoy it.
September 17, 2014
If you enjoy a contemplative read and heartfelt, honest characters, then Necking With Louise is a book I highly recommend.
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February 22, 2014
A really weird book... Don't really recommend it.
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