Oddballs

Name: Oddballs
Brand: Puffin Books
SKU: 9780140374384-PRUSDTR-US
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Edition: US - Paperback / softback

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144 pages • 4.39 x 7.14 x 0.41 in

Approx. weight: 0.23 lb

Publication date: 01 Jun,1995

Barcode: 9780140374384 • Puffin Books

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By: William Sleator

The author of such reliably offbeat sf thrillers as Strange Attractors (1990) radically changes pace for ten hilarious, semi- autobiographical stories. With affection and a splendid sense of comic timing, Sleator drags forth incidents from his family closet's darkest recesses--the time young Tycho was hypnotized and then made to drink from the toilet; an indignant skit that laid bare the failings of certain parents, to their vast amusement; rough-and-tumble car games; and deliciously horrifying pranks played on unsuspecting passersby. Vivid characterizations (sister Vicky ``had always enjoyed making dolls fight with each other; when the dolls wore out, she ripped off their arms and legs. Now she is a nurse'') always balance foibles with saving graces; embarrassment is eased by laughter, while painful circumstances always come right in the end. Sleator shows how, in a loosely run household presided over by indulgent working parents, he and his three siblings developed confident, independent spirits. Though he admits to making up a few things, his dedication is telling – ``To my family: Please forgive me!''

– Kirkus Reviews