{"product_id":"rule-of-the-bone-a-novel-isbn-9780060927240","title":"Rule of the Bone: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition \u003cem\u003eHuckleberry Finn \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e, Russell Banks’s quintessential novel of a disaffected homeless youth living on the edge of society “redefines the young modern anti-hero. . . . \u003cem\u003eRule of the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e has its own culture and language, and Bone is sure to become a beloved character for generations” (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we first meet him, Chappie is a punked-out teenager living with his mother and abusive stepfather in an upstate New York trailer park. During this time, he slips into drugs and petty crime. Rejected by his parents, out of school and in trouble with the police, he claims for himself a new identity as a permanent outsider; he gets a crossed-bones tattoo on his arm, and takes the name \"Bone.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe finds dangerous refuge with a group of biker-thieves, and then hides in the boarded-up summer house of a professor and his wife. He finally settles in an abandoned school bus with Rose, a child he rescues from a fast-talking pedophile. There Bone meets I-Man, an exiled Rastafarian, and together they begin a second adventure that takes the reader from Middle America to the ganja-growing mountains of Jamaica. It is an amazing journey of self-discovery through a world of magic, violence, betrayal and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a compelling, off-beat protagonist evocative of Holden Caulfield and Quentin Coldwater, and a narrative voice that masterfully and naturally captures the nuances of a modern vernacular, Banks’s haunting and powerful novel is an indisputable—and unforgettable—modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e | When we first meet him, Chappie is a punked-out teenager living with his mother and abusive stepfather in an upstate New York trailer park. During this time, he slips into drugs and petty crime. Rejected by his parents, out of school and in trouble with the police, he claims for himself a new identity as a permanent outsider; he gets a crossed-bones tattoo on his arm, and takes the name \"Bone.\"\u003cp\u003e He finds dangerous refuge with a group of biker-thieves, and then hides in the boarded-up summer house of a professor and his wife.  He finally settles in an abandoned schoolbus with Rose, a child he rescues from a fast-talking pedophile. There Bone meets I-Man, an exiled Rastafarian, and together they begin a second adventure that takes the reader from Middle America to the ganja-growing mountains of Jamaica. It is an amazing journey of self-discovery through a world of magic, violence, betrayal and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Russell Banks is one of our great writers wrestling with the hidden secrets and explosive realities of this country.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCornel West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Russell Banks is a writer of extraordinary power.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGail Caldwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s been too long since this country had a convincing coming-of-age novel. . . . \u003cem\u003eRule of the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e, a working class \u003cem\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e for post P.C. is a tome for the times. It should be required reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bone . . . redefines the young modern anti-hero. . . . Banks’ ear is perfectly attuned to teenage vernacular. . . . \u003cem\u003eRule of the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e has its own culture and language, and Bone is sure to become a beloved character for generations. As with Holden Caulfield, we wish we could save Bone, but we come to hope that his purity of vision may somehow save us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRule of the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of can-do genius. It has the good heavy-metal drive of basement rock bands. It’s great, self-conscious pop.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intoxicating and unsparing. . . a romance for a world fast running out of room for childhood.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887340744933,"sku":"NP9780060927240","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060927240.jpg?v=1730225931","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rule-of-the-bone-a-novel-isbn-9780060927240","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}