
Zane's Trace
Allan Wolf
(Author)21,000+ Reviews
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Description
A coming-of-age road story with a supernatural twist — and a compulsively readable poetic novel about identity and belonging.
Zane Guesswind has just killed his grandfather, or so he believes. So he steals the 1969 Plymouth Barracuda his father left behind and takes off on a manic trip to his mother’s grave to kill himself. Armed with a six-pack of Mountain Dew, a jumbo pack of Sharpies, and a loaded gun in the trunk, he’s headed to Zanesville, Ohio, with no rearview mirror and no more worries. On the way, he meets Libba, a young hitchhiker who shares his destination, and other mystic and mysterious characters. With each encounter and every mile marker, Zane gets farther from the life he knows — but closer to figuring out who he really is.
Zane Guesswind has just killed his grandfather, or so he believes. So he steals the 1969 Plymouth Barracuda his father left behind and takes off on a manic trip to his mother’s grave to kill himself. Armed with a six-pack of Mountain Dew, a jumbo pack of Sharpies, and a loaded gun in the trunk, he’s headed to Zanesville, Ohio, with no rearview mirror and no more worries. On the way, he meets Libba, a young hitchhiker who shares his destination, and other mystic and mysterious characters. With each encounter and every mile marker, Zane gets farther from the life he knows — but closer to figuring out who he really is.
Product Details
Publisher | Candlewick |
Publish Date | February 09, 2010 |
Pages | 208 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780763643782 |
Dimensions | 8.2 X 5.6 X 0.6 inches | 0.5 pounds |
About the Author
Allan Wolf is the author of several picture books, poetry books, and young adult novels, including The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party, The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic, Who Killed Christopher Goodman?, and Zane’s Trace. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia with his wife and three children.
Reviews
"Told in dramatic free verse, Zane’s journey is part history,
part magical realism, and all heart-pounding suspense." — Booklist
part magical realism, and all heart-pounding suspense." — Booklist
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