The New Kid: A NovelAt fifteen years old, Humphrey has spent his life as the new kid, moving from town to town as his parents keep losing jobs. The latest move brings him to Haven, Florida, where his family rents a motel room for lack of money. Humphrey gradually makes his way into a circle of the local cool kids, but when his friendship with one handsome boy and the boy's mother leads to illicit and confusing sexual attractions, he begins to question the nature of his own desires, with perilous consequences. Humphrey's half-sister Gretchen escaped the family's itinerant lifestyle long ago, and is now graduating from Harvard College and pining for a Harvard boy who broke her heart. When fate offers Gretchen a chance to go abroad, both brother and sister find themselves with the opportunity to leave their problems behind and travel to Italy. But the siblings' Roman holiday takes a sinister turn when what was supposed to be a glamorous jaunt has fateful consequences. The New Kid is an account of love, family, sexual awakening, and the peculiarly dangerous twists life can take -- a deftly written novel from the acclaimed author of Glamorous Disasters. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 14 |
Section 3 | 25 |
Section 4 | 43 |
Section 5 | 52 |
Section 6 | 61 |
Section 7 | 66 |
Section 8 | 85 |
Section 13 | 175 |
Section 14 | 191 |
Section 15 | 198 |
Section 16 | 214 |
Section 17 | 223 |
Section 18 | 231 |
Section 19 | 245 |
Section 20 | 253 |
Section 9 | 95 |
Section 10 | 119 |
Section 11 | 126 |
Section 12 | 153 |
Section 21 | 261 |
Section 22 | 268 |
Section 23 | 270 |
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