Boy's life

Pages: 512
Published: 1991
Language: English

In the seemingly idyllic town of Zephyr, Alabama, eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson's world is about to change forever. A mysterious car plunge into a lake marks the beginning of a journey filled with both wonder and terror. This coming-of-age story explores the blurred lines between childhood innocence and the harsh realities of the world.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Mysterious Emotional Thought-Provoking

Coming of Age

Horror Literary Fiction Young Adult Magical Realism

Robert R. McCammon

Robert Rick McCammon (born July 17, 1952) is an American novelist from Birmingham, Alabama, where he still lives. He was a leading name in the late 1970s to early 1990s American horror boom, with novels including Swan Song, Stinger, Mine and The Wolf's Hour, and by 1991 had three New York Times bestsellers and around 5 million books in print. Boy's Life (1991) won the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award, and he received the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Since Speaks t...