Waiting for Ricky Tantrum - Softcover

Lewis, Jules

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554887402 ISBN 13: 9781554887408

Publisher: Dundurn Press, 2010

Synopsis

Long-listed for the 2011 ReLit Awards

Jim Myers is a painfully shy kid living in Toronto’s west end Bloorcourt Village. Rarely is he able to muster enough courage to say anything beyond "ya" or "dunno." After school he hangs around with his neighbour and only friend, Oleg Khernofsky, playing basketball against a NO PARKING sign in a laneway. In the evenings, he haunts Nicky’s Diner, a restaurant owned by Oleg’s uncle.

On the first day of junior high, Jim crosses paths with Charlie Crouse, a brash, mouthy kid full of wild stories about his past. Charlie takes Jim under his wing and introduces him to the electronic strip poker machine at the Fun Village Arcade in Koreatown, a Queen Street hooker who calls herself Steffi Graf, and the diverse sounds and utterances of his landlord’s three lovers. As Jim and Charlie’s friendship grows, however, the realities of looming adulthood seep into their lives with surprising consequences.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Jim Myers is a shy kid living in Toronto's Bloorcourt Village. On the first day of junior high, Jim crosses paths with Charlie Crouse, a brash, mouthy boy full of wild stories about his past and present. Charlie takes Jim under his wing, and as their friendship grows, the realities of adulthood seep into their lives with surprising consequences.

About the Author

Jules Lewis was born in Toronto and is still based there. He has lived in Montreal, New York City, and Istanbul, and has written for Toronto's Eye Weekly. This is his first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1554887402
• ISBN 13: 9781554887408
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160