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Shockproof Sydney Skate
Shockproof Sydney Skate
Author: Marijane Meaker
Sydney Skate has dubbed himself "Shockproof": He decoded his mother's gossip with her glamorous lesbian girlfriends at age eight (but has never let on to her that he knows she's gay). He easily shrugs off his father's demands to skip college and join him in the exciting world of swimming pool sales for suburbanites. During his summer days, he de...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060087913
ISBN-10: 0060087919
Publication Date: 12/1/2002
Pages: 240
Edition: 1st Perennial ed
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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this was different than I expected, but I liked it. I didn't realize that this was the another name that an author form my childhood used (M.E. Kerr) and that was enjoyable to find out. Book about teen angst, dealing with love and life
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Best book I've read in a while. I immediately connected with Sydney. A teenager with an active imagination, healthy sex drive, literary mind, and kind heart.
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Not what I expected but good nonetheless. It took a while to get used to the writing style. I think that may of been because it was from inside the mind of a seventeen year old boy. Not a place I've ever been but entertaining anyway. It was a quick read so totally worth the time.


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