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Crux : A Novel.
In this soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing. From the author of 'My Absolute Darling' (a RADD pick).
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- ISBN: 9780593714188
- Physical Description: 416 pages
- Publisher: Canada : Penguin Publishing Group, 2026.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | FICTION / Action & Adventure FICTION / Literary FICTION / Nature & the Environment |
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"In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape the hopelessness of their lives and chase a different future through rock climbing"-- Provided by publisher. - Penguin Putnam
âTender, immersive, and thrilling." âGabrielle Zevin
"One of the best novels Iâve ever read about friendship.â âStephen King
"I can't remember the last time I cared about fictional characters as desperately as I came to care about the beautiful, hilarious and courageous teenage protagonists of Crux." âElizabeth Gilbert
âBreathtaking.â âChris Whitaker
In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing -- from the New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling.
Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure.
As the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give.
With a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.
