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A heartfelt and wondrous debut about family, fear, and skateboarding, that Karen Russell calls "A bruiser of a tale . . . a death-defying coming-of-age story." Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who panics at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and fun- loving�full of art, science experiments, and music�and all confined to their small house. But Will�s thirst for adventure can�t be contained. Clad in a protective helmet and unsure of how to talk to other kids, he finally ventures outside.� At his new school he meets Jonah, an artsy loner who introduces Will to the high-flying freedoms of skateboarding.� Together, they search for a missing local boy, help a bedraggled vagabond, and evade a dangerous bootlegger.� The adventure is more than Will ever expected, pulling him far from the confines of his closed-off world and into the throes of early adulthood, and all the risks that everyday life offers.��� In buoyant, kinetic prose, Michael Christie has written an emotionally resonant and keenly observed novel about mothers and sons, fears and uncertainties, and the lengths we�ll go for those we love.From the Hardcover edition.