Saturday Boy
Synopsis
If there's one thing I've learned from comic books, it's that everybody has a weakness--something that can totally ruin their day without fail.
For the wolfman it's a silver bullet. For Superman it's Kryptonite. For me it was a letter.
With one letter, my dad was sent back to Afghanistan to fly Apache helicopters for the U.S. army.
Now all I have are his letters. Ninety-one of them to be exact. I keep them in his old plastic lunchbox--the one with the cool black car on it that says Knight Rider underneath. Apart from my comic books, Dad's letters are the only things I read more than once. I know which ones to read when I'm down and need a pick-me-up. I know which ones will make me feel like I can conquer the world. I also know exactly where to go when I forget Mom's birthday. No matter what, each letter always says exactly what I need to hear. But what I want to hear the most is that my dad is coming home.
- Copyright:
- 2013 David Fleming
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781101593707
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group US
- Date of Addition:
- 2014-08-22T08:29:25Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.