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Grand & Humble
Grand & Humble
Grand & Humble
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Grand & Humble

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Two teenage boys, both at a crossroads...

Harlan and Manny are both seventeen years old, but they couldn't be more different. Harlan is an athlete with a beautiful girlfriend, the son of a powerful U.S. Senator, and possibly the most popular kid in his high school. Meanwhile, Manny is a quirky theater geek, the son of a struggling single father, and one of the school's least popular kids. And yet, Harlan and Manny both share the same sense of foreboding, a feeling that something is not right in each of their lives.

They have something else in common as well, even if they don’t know it. Fourteen years ago, when they were both three years old, a tragedy occurred — an accident that would link the two boys together forever, even as it ultimately drove them apart. It’s an event that both of them barely remember, but it still haunts them in the form of Harlan's premonitions and Manny's nightmares. Somehow both boys know that nothing will ever be right again until they can each unravel the secret of the terrifying instant that lies at the center of both their lives.

An All-New Edition, Rewritten and Revised by the Author!

“An astonishing surprise ending, unlikely to be anticipated but fairly clued for the reader detective. The immensely talented author is a master of structure, but even without the stunt conclusion, the well-realized characters would grip readers of all ages.”
– Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

“Talk about a fork in the road!...[A] taut and clever thriller.”
– Kliatt

“This is a taut, skillfully woven psychological thriller with an ending they’ll never see coming; fans of coming age stories and clever plots will be absorbed by this haunting parable.”
– BCCB

“This suspenseful novel also includes genuinely thought-provoking questions about why we are who we are, and how the smallest choices may have the largest consequences.”
– TeenReads.com

“A wonderful story told with a sure and able hand.”
– Crime Spree Magazine

Winner of the Washington State Book Award!

LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 23, 2011
ISBN9780984679423
Grand & Humble
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Brent Hartinger

Brent Hartinger is the author of eight novels for young adults, including Geography Club (HarperCollins, 2003) and Shadow Walkers (Flux, 2011). His books have been praised by reviewers at top national dailies like USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, The Oregonian and Seattle Times; leading GLBT publications The Advocate and Instinct Magazine; and top online book review outlets Bookslut.com and Teenreads.com. He is founder and editor of the fantasy website TheTorchOnline.com and also writes for AfterElton.com, the foremost online outlet for GLBT news. He lives in Seattle.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The storyline goes from interesting, to astonishing, via twisting discoveries. Once finished it leaves you with a bitter understanding of human life, making you wonder and reflect. A good book, I totally recommend it!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Two very different boys experience similar visions of death in a tightly-plotted, well-written, suspense book.Manny is a geek. Into theatre lighting and film, he's practically invisible to at his high school. Harlan is a high-school superhero. A handsome, charming jock, son of a senator, with a smokin' girlfriend. The two boys have nothing in common, except both have been having debilitating nightmares.The boys take different approaches to discover the source of the premonitions; Manny talks to his dad, while Harlan tries to hide the visions and their effect on him. Manny's dad, usually understanding and supportive, acts suspicious when Manny mentions the dreams to him, and it's getting harder and harder for Harlan to keep the terror he feels hidden, especially from his control freak mom.As the two boys discover the root of their dreams, they discover surprising secrets about themselves, leading to a well done twist ending.This is a fast and suspenseful read, one that I would not normally pick up on my own. The secrets to the twist ending are nicely woven into the plot, and the ending is a genuine surprise. Everything ends a little pat, but strong characters and a fast pace make up for it.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Harlan is the boy with the perfect life, and lately it's become unbearable. Manny is the Geek with few friends and bad dreams, and lately he's been getting very little sleep.Harlan's cover is starting to fail. His girlfriend is getting to him. He doesn't talk to his best friend. And after an incident with a Ouija board at a party, the whole school clues in to his unease.Manny's cover is also starting to fail. He can't see straight. He zones out on his best friend, which is worse than usual as she's Deaf, and can't talk to him if he's not paying attention.Harlan wants to be able to make up his own mind, to follow his own will, to stand up to his mother and not fear the consequences. Manny wants to know why he keeps dreaming of large things smashing into him, and why his dad freaked out when he finally told him about one of the dreams.At the center of their stories lies the intersection of Grand & Humble, where more than just streets coincide.Great book. Be prepared for your brain to tie itself in a knot.

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