Винс Воутер — новинки

История о взрослении и принятии себя, рассказанная от лица разносчика газет, который сильно заикается. Жаркое лето 1959 года, Мемфис, США. 11-летний герой (его имя мы узнаем в конце романа) прекрасно играет в бейсбол, но из-за сильного заикания почти не говорит. У него нет друзей, только Ма, чернокожая няня, и Рис, его одноклассник. Когда Рис уезжает на каникулы и просит несколько недель разносить газеты вместо него, герой понимает, что это будет непросто, ведь ему придется разговаривать с незнакомцами. За четыре недели герой познакомится с разными людьми - одинокими, отважными и страшными. Мудрый мистер Спиро, несчастная красавица…

In the sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning novel Paperboy, Victor Vollmer sets off to fulfill a final request of Mr. Spiro, the aging neighbor who became his friend and mentor. Now a few years older and working as a newspaper copyboy, Victor plans to spread Mr. Spiro’s ashes at the mouth of the Mississippi River as the former merchant marine wished. But the journey will not be a simple one. Victor will confront a strange and threatening world, and when his abilities and confidence get put to the test, he’ll lean on a fascinating girl named Philomene for help. Together they’ll venture toward the place where river meets sea, and they’ll race to evade Hurricane Betsy as it bears down.

An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything.

The paper route poses challenges, but it's a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble--and puts the boy's life, as well as that of his family's devoted housekeeper, in danger.

For fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King's Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes-of-age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life. An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything. The paper route poses…