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Hanratty and his only friend, flake, struggle to deal with the nightmare of junior high schoolbullying, girls who taunt them, jocks who beat them up, a creepy old man who stalks them, and a disaffected sixth grader who adores themuntil their demoralization is transformed into a growing yearning for a deadly revenge. Project x, written by jim shepard tells the story of an eighth grade boy and his only friend as they struggle to deal with the social anxieties of junior high. Projectx, a 1992 scrolling shooter game for the amiga computer. Hanratty and flake have no friends apart from each other. A story ripped from the headlines and transformed into a bitter, gemlike work of art. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A novel vintage contemporaries series by jim shepard. Jim shepard born 1956 is an american novelist and short story writer, who teaches creative. Tender and horrifying, prescient and moving, project x will not easily be forgotten. The main character edwin and his lone companion flake make a plan to help them put an end to their constant verbal and physical abuse from their peers. Apr 12, 2005 shepard obviously has a lock on the new american paranoia, and his voice should be essential reading. Of all shepard s work, perhaps none blends fact and fiction more controversially than project x. They are the outcasts that sink even lower in the ranks of popularity than the nerds, goths, and white trash students. Jul 01, 2015 shepard did something similar in his excellent, upsetting 2005 novel project x, but that book s protagonist was a contemporary american boy.
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