In Full Uniform
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STICKS AND STONES NEVER BROKE ANY OF JESSES BONES, BUT NAMES REALLY, REALLY HURT HIM.
Jesse is only thirteen years old, yet he cannot help but feel that he is much older. With each passing year, Jesses life gets tougher and tougher. It seems the older he gets, the more difficult growing up becomes. Hes picked on because of his acne, his Attention Deficit Disorder and because he cant keep up with the latest styles and trends.
He dreams of flying planesuntil he sees planes used as weapons of mass destruction in New York City. War is declared on the other side of the world, but the bullies take the presidents words for their own: Youre either with us or youre against us!
Jesse can only wonder when a coalition of forces will come and rescue him.
Like most victims, Jesse settles into a routine of avoidance and escape. That is, until high school begins and he meets Mr. Beckwith and the members of his poetry group. Mr. Beckwith is the first adult that Jesse feels a connection with, and the students of his poetry group seem to inspire him and fill him with hope after every reading.
But Jesse soon learns that Mr. Beckwith and he have something in commonthey are both casualties of a war that looks to have no end. Its not long before Jesse sees that adults are too busy acting like children to notice what is happening to their own children. He begins to wonder what all the fuss is about growing up, because growing up is nothing like what Jesse had been promised.
"...some deft and evocative writing."
-Stuart Ross, author of Buying Cigarettes for the Dog.
I heard my childhood echoed in these pages many times.
-Laura Shea, student
Anthony Carnovale
I’ve taught high school English for the past ten years, creative writing for the past five, and I’ve seen the hard issues kids are dealing with every day. High school is a tough place for kids, and even adults at times. There are many stories to be found in the hallways, the classrooms, and the playgrounds of our schools. As adults we need to do a better job of listening. Prior to this novel, I was working on a book that fictionalized the twenty-five year relationship between Nelson Algren and Simone de Beauvoir. But when a young man killed himself at the school I teach at, I knew I had to write his story, because in many ways, his story was my story. I'm currently working on my second book See Me After Class, a short story novel that looks into the lives of all the characters that inhabit the hallways and classrooms of our schools. I currently reside in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. I collect books, love to cook, and love my dog- in my spare time I'm a husband. Find out more at www.anthonycarnovale.com
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