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Reviewed on August 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 10 Up—While on a high school trip to NYC, Paul Carpetti discovers the West Village and On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Paul begins to question everything about his typical Midwestern life. He discovers he no longer relates to or loves his girlfriend Kathy, who had always assumed marriage and children were inevitable, but before he can do anything about this, his mother is diagnosed with a brain tumor. After his mother's death, Paul graduates ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More