Books by Michael Harmon and Complete Book Reviews
Michael Harmon, Author . Knopf $15.99 (275p) ISBN 978-0-375-84098-2
Two gay men struggling against prejudices in the rural West may conjure images from Brokeback Mountain
, but this novel has less to do with unconventional romance than a teenager dealing with unwelcome changes. Bitter about the dissolution of his
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Michael Harmon, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $15.95 (242p) ISBN 978-0-375-87516-8
In this potentially riveting yet uneven debut, 15-year-old Ian McDermott is the quintessential bad boy with a heart of gold (""A troubled youth with an anger management problem,"" as his father puts it). As the story begins in Spokane, Wash., Ian...
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Michael Harmon. Knopf, $16.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-375-86644-9
In this tense psychological thriller, Harmon (Brutal) explores the abuse of power and authority. At the Lambert School for the Gifted, the student body is run by the Youth Leadership Group, which is in turn ruled by the elite Chamber of Five. When...
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Michael Harmon. Knopf, $17.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-385-75436-1
Brett Patterson, the best wide receiver in the history of his high school, and Preston Underwood, a brilliant and bullied student, form an unlikely friendship in Harmon’s (Under the Bridge) empowering story about escaping guilt, embracing second...
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