Publication

1977 - Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee

Language

English

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Word Count

31750 words, Guess

Page Count

127 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10084076572X
  • ISBN-139780840765727
  • Library of Congress Control Number77012740
  • OCLC Control Number3275396
  • Better World Books9780840765727
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Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.P2843 Ti 1977
  • LCCPZ7.P2843Ti 1977

Description

A fifteen-year-old runaway discovers that a carnival's razzle-dazzle doesn't shield it from the cruelties of life.

First Sentence

It was in the summer when I came onto being sixteen that I ran off and met Tiltawhirl John and learned all about life and sex and what it meant to be a man.

Subjects

Topics

FictionRunawaysCarnivalsGames, fictionRunaways, fictionChildren's fictionRunaways -- Fiction

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