Going Nowhere Faster by Sean Beaudoin (English) Paperback Book

Description: Going Nowhere Faster by Sean Beaudoin Good Will Hunting meets Clerks: a hilarious coming-of-age story of a genius slacker FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Stan Smith is a loser. At 17, the former junior chess champion has become the Towns Laziest Register Monkey at the Towns Only Video Store. Having graduated high school, Stan decides to forgo college to live in his parents garage and write a movie. Despite his 165 IQ, all his movie ideas are horrible, not that he even comes close to finishing one. His only transport is his beat-up 10-speed bike that keeps getting vandalized. With no future and no car, a girl is obviously out of the question and if that werent pathetic enough, he has to deal with a nutty family featuring his health-store-owning, organic-food-loving, vegan-freak mother and his inventor father who is obsessed with his eccentric creations. Even his dog has a farting problem. And to top it al, theres a bonehead jock threatening to kill him, for no apparent reason. Everyone thought Stan was going to Be Something and Go Somewhere but when this boy genius cant even get out of Happy Video, it looks like hes going nowhere, faster. When a crisis strikes, Stan must decide what kind of man he wants to be, and soon finds himself going somewhere after all. Notes Teen novel about a genius slacker, told with wit and sarcasm. Author Biography Like Stan Smith, Sean Beaudoin spent his childhood in a small town. He later earned a B.A. in photography, which he used as a springboard into a variety of jobs: construction labourer, bus boy, used book buyer, hotel desk clerk, camp counsellor, statue repairman, dealer of jazz records on eBay, and reluctant telemarketer. Review Alternately hilarious and poignant, the novel is over far too soon - - Voya Compelling and hilarious#NAME? Promotional Good Will Hunting meets Clerks: a hilarious coming-of-age story of a genius slacker Long Description Stan Smith is a loser. At 17, the former junior chess champion has become the Towns Laziest Register Monkey at the Towns Only Video Store. Having graduated high school, Stan decides to forgo college to live in his parents garage and write a movie. Despite his 165 IQ, all his movie ideas are horrible, not that he even comes close to finishing one. His only transport is his beat-up 10-speed bike that keeps getting vandalized. With no future and no car, a girl is obviously out of the question and if that werent pathetic enough, he has to deal with a nutty family featuring his health-store-owning, organic-food-loving, vegan-freak mother and his inventor father who is obsessed with his eccentric creations. Even his dog has a farting problem. And to top it al, theres a bonehead jock threatening to kill him, for no apparent reason. Everyone thought Stan was going to Be Something and Go Somewhere but when this boy genius cant even get out of Happy Video, it looks like hes going nowhere, faster. When a crisis strikes, Stan must decide what kind of man he wants to be, and soon finds himself going somewhere after all. Review Quote Alternately hilarious and poignant, the novel is over far too soon - VoyaCompelling and hilarious - Kliatt Promotional "Headline" Good Will Hunting meets Clerks: a hilarious coming-of-age story of a genius slacker Details ISBN0316014168 Author Sean Beaudoin Short Title GOING NOWHERE FASTER Pages 256 Language English ISBN-10 0316014168 ISBN-13 9780316014168 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Country of Publication United States Imprint Little, Brown Young Readers Place of Publication New York Audience Age 14-17 DOI 10.1604/9780316014168 US Release Date 2008-10-02 UK Release Date 2008-10-02 Publisher Little, Brown & Company Publication Date 2008-10-02 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General NZ Release Date 2008-11-12 AU Release Date 2008-11-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14007038;

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