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A fourteen-year-old boy invents a comic-book fantasy world ruled by a book-dwelling insect named Frankenlouse  I am called Nick. I was fourteen the year of this story, the year that changed my life . . . Nick Reber is a cadet with cartoonist dreams. Nickâs father, a by-the-books control freak, believes his sonâs creative aspirations are a waste of time. As commanding officer of Blister Military Academy, he makes Nick march in stepâor else. Nick misses his mother, who ran away, although she promised to one day send for him. As a form of escape, Nick creates a whole world inside his headâa comic strip featuring an insect that lives in the pages of Frankenstein. All the other book lice in the library fear Frankenlouse. But just like Nick, Frankenlouse feels trapped. He wants out of his book, just like Nick wants to escapeâuntil a life-changing decision puts Nick on a collision course with his father. Narrated in Nickâs distinctive voice, Frankenlouse is about finding your authentic self. Itâs a story of friendship, growing up, and the complicated bond between fathers and sons. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the authorâs collection. |
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