Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier: A Novel in Stories
Written by Tom Bodett
Narrated by Tom Bodett
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Norman Tuttle is, in a word, awkward. He falls off his father's fishing boat into icy Alaskan waters. He quietly sweats on gorgeous Laura Magruder at the school dance. He gets himself on the bad side of Leonard Kopinski, an overgrown eighth-grader who shaves. As Norman contemplates a long and lonely adolescence on the Last Frontier, he's sure there's more to life than being the klutziest kid in Alaska. In 15 closely linked stories that follow Norman from age 13 to going-on 16, Tom Bodett combines rugged Alaskan adventure with a warm and funny story of a boy who may not be as lonely as he thinks.
Tom Bodett
Tom Bodett grew up in Michigan and settled in Alaska twenty years ago. He became a nationally known radio personality through his work with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and his syndicated variety program "The End of the Road Radio Show." He is also widely known for his advertising work including those for Motel 6, "We'll Leave the Light on For You," and claims it is the only line he ever needed to say. Bodett raises his son in Homer, Alaska, and makes frequent odysseys South.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Set in a small town in Alaska, and follows Norman as he comes of age, from 13 to 16. HIs father is a primary character in most of the storeis (each chapter is an anecdote), as he tries to help his son become a man. This is a cute/heartwarming and at times heart-rending story of the difficulty and confusion boys experience during puberty. Many boys can relate the Norman's problems and actions. Girls could be persuaded to invest in Laura (Norman's first crush),
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This would be a great book to read for young male teens, especially those who like Gary Paulsen books or tales of the North Country. It also would appeal to reluctant readers because it is a series of separate stories that are related. The stories tell about Norman a small town Alaskan teenager when he is 13-15 years old. The author is adept at giving Norman all the roller coaster emotions and growing pains (both physical and emotional) that a young teenage boy goes through. Throughout the stories, Norman has to contend with a somewhat macho but loving father who wants to be involved with his son and the opposite pull of his teenage infatuation with Laura, who ultimately turns out to be nothing like he imagined. The stories are infused with heartfelt humor that resonates with truths felt by teenagers and any one who lived through those years.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Norman Tuttle is the teenage character who comes of age in a number of stories in Bodett's earlier books about the town, The End of the Road. The stories are collected here with some minor tweaking and packaged for young adult readers. Many stories are funny, some are touching, others will make you cringe when you remember what you were like at that age.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Masterfully read by the author himself. Alternately (ocassionally simultaneously) hilarous and deeply touching.