Summary
From acclaimed author Terry Davis comes the cult classic, Vision Quest, which was called “the truest novel about growing up since The Catcher in the Rye” by John Irving.
Louden Swain is a high school wrestler who is working hard to cut his weight down. All he wants is to win his weight division in the state championships. But he’s distracted from his goals by the older girl with car trouble that is staying with his family for a while. He is quickly f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481456357 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1481456350 |
| Author: | Terry Davis |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 229g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 18mm |
| Audience Age: | 12-99 |
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Critics Review
“Vision Quest is the truest novel about growing up since The Catcher in the Rye and it’s a better novel about wrestling and wrestlers than The World According to Garp.”
”[A] sunny and deft novel for lovers of wrestling, wit and hang-loose talent.” * Kirkus Reviews *
“In terms of sheer charm, it would be difficult to match the characters in this first novel. Told with tenderness and set in the beauty of Washington State, the novel is most memorable for clearly evoking, much as Judy Blume does, a certain stage of growing up.” * Publishers Weekly *
“Honest and funny and altogether true to life…about people so thoroughly decent and attractive that one wants to reach out and embrace them all.” – Jonathan Yardley, Sports Illustrated
“Vision Quest is the truest novel about growing up since The Catcher in the Rye and it’s a better novel about wrestling and wrestlers than The World According to Garp.” – John Irving, author of The World According to Garp
Terry Davis
Terry Davis is an American novelist who lives near Spokane, Washington, and is a professor emeritus of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU Mankato), where he taught creative writing—fiction and screenwriting—as well as adolescent literature. Davis, who has been a high school English teacher and a wrestling coach, is the author of three novels for young adults: Vision Quest, Mysterious Ways, and If Rock and Roll Were a Machine. He has also written Presenting Chris Crutcher, a biography of the respected young-adult author.
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