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Why We Took the Car
Wolfgang Herrndorf
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Description for Why We Took the Car
Paperback. Mike doesn't get why people think he's boring. Sure, he doesn't have many friends. (OK, zero friends.) And everyone laughs at him when he reads his essays out loud in class. And he's never invited to parties. But one day Tschick, the odd new boy at school, shows up at Mike's house out of the blue. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Mike doesn't get why people think he's boring. Sure, he doesn't have many friends. (OK, zero friends.) And everyone laughs at him when he reads his essays out loud in class. And he's never invited to parties. But one day Tschick, the odd new boy at school, shows up at Mike's house out of the blue. He dares him to go on a road trip with him. No parents, no map, no destination. Will they get hopelessly lost in the middle of nowhere? Probably. Will they meet crazy people and get into serious trouble? Definitely. But will they ever ... Read more
Mike doesn't get why people think he's boring. Sure, he doesn't have many friends. (OK, zero friends.) And everyone laughs at him when he reads his essays out loud in class. And he's never invited to parties. But one day Tschick, the odd new boy at school, shows up at Mike's house out of the blue. He dares him to go on a road trip with him. No parents, no map, no destination. Will they get hopelessly lost in the middle of nowhere? Probably. Will they meet crazy people and get into serious trouble? Definitely. But will they ever ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783440313
SKU
V9781783440313
Shipping Time
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99-5
About Wolfgang Herrndorf
Wolfgang Herrndorf (1965-2013) was born in Hamburg, Germany and studied painting before turning to writing later in his career. He wrote several award-winning novels for adults, and WHY WE TOOK THE CAR is his first book to be published in the UK.
Reviews for Why We Took the Car
"You will see the world with different eyes after reading this novel"
Rolling Stone
"Exhilarating and hilarious... Why We Took the Car has definite potential for cult status"
Observer
"Insightful and funny"
Philip Ardagh
Guardian
"Enjoyably offbeat"
Irish Times
"Herndorff finds a fresh, ever-inventive and exuberant peculiarity in the world ... Read more
Rolling Stone
"Exhilarating and hilarious... Why We Took the Car has definite potential for cult status"
Observer
"Insightful and funny"
Philip Ardagh
Guardian
"Enjoyably offbeat"
Irish Times
"Herndorff finds a fresh, ever-inventive and exuberant peculiarity in the world ... Read more