{"product_id":"striking-out-the-chronicle-of-calvin-connor","title":"Striking Out (The Chronicle of Calvin Connor)","description":"Read the book that critics say \"keeps readers on their toes with all the shenanigans!\" (The U.S. Review of Books)\n\nJump into the first volume of the Chronicle of Calvin Connor ...\nCalvin Connor, a fourteen-year-old Irish immigrant stuck in rural Pennsylvania, heads to summer camp with Troop 666.\nJoined by his friends Sandy, Art, Ryan, and Spazz, young Calvin encounters disaster and delight — and an endless line of stupid grown-ups. He also meets a deliciously yummy young girl who is more than his match.\nThis is the week that changes everything in Calvin's life. The awkward boy who leaves for Connecticut is not the young man who returns home.\nNo work of fiction has ever captured the awkwardness of growing up, the delight of having a crush, and the stank of a camp latrine broiling in the summer sun quite like this one.\nPacked with \"comedic roughhousing and [a] continual bag of tricks\" (The U.S. Review of Books), Striking Out is the first volume of the epic tale of Calvin Connor, tracing his journey from bullheaded teenager to major league superstar (and beyond).\n\nNEWLY REMASTERED in 2024! The book's text was lightly updated (typos and such) and features a lovely new font by Matthew Butterick (the mbtype.com guy).\n(from Chapter 16)\n“Sounds like you got lucky, Calvin,\" flapped Cindy. \"I bet Jenny’s a real c---. That no one else at school even likes her.”\n“That’s, uh, a good guess. But I don’t care what people say about her.” A fading smile. “You sound like my ma. She thinks Jenny latched on to me too quickly, so everyone would talk about her. Make her instantly popular.”\n“In other words, using you.”\n“What bollocks.”\n“What what?”\n“Bollocks. Bulls---. I don’t put up with people like that—fakers and users. Jenny says she likes how I don’t give a c--- about what others think. That I make my own waves. Tell me—is that something a user would say?”\n“Yes,” Cindy admonished, genuinely concerned. “Jenny’s using you just right, Calvin. Users always make the people they use feel like they’re the most important person in the world.”\n“What do you know?” Calvin said dismissively.\n“Oh I know. I know enough. How old are you?”\n“Fourteen.”\n“Fourteen?! S---. I thought you were older than me, like sixteen or something. Well, I’d keep an eye on this Jenny if I were you, and don’t get too attached. Is she hot?”\n“Blonde hair\/big b----s. I’m the envy of my grade.”\nCindy’s whole body bucked as if to say, Bulls---!\nOut came Calvin’s leather wallet again.\n“Gonna pay me to believe you?” Cindy teased.\n“Shut up,” Calvin said. He poked through the wallet and found half of a photo booth strip: two black-and-white frames of Calvin hugging and mugging with a bright-eyed blonde bombshell of a teenage girl. He handed it over with relish.\nCindy looked the photo strip over for a long moment. She examined the back, then ran her finger along the torn bottom edge. She handed it back without a word, and looked away.\nCalvin put the photo in his wallet and became aware of her mood change. Clearly he’d f-----d up at the end there, and needed to switch topics. “Leaf,” he said softly.\n“What?” she chanced, her eyes bent in puzzlement.\n“Your name is Leaf, right?”\n“No, but—and I f---ing hate to admit it—you’re on the right track. Was that just a guess?”\n“Just a guess,” grinned Calvin.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0997180803\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0997180803.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Morlock, Christopher\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337064349757,"sku":"BVV.0997180803.G","price":11.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0997180803-0.jpg?v=1783818271","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/striking-out-the-chronicle-of-calvin-connor","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}