Rule Of The Bone
- ISBN-10
- 0307375641
- ISBN-13
- 9780307375643
- Series
- Rule Of The Bone
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-08
- Publisher
- Vintage Canada
- Author
- Russell Banks
Description
Chappie is a punked-out teenager rejected by his mother and abusive stepfather. Out of school and in trouble with the police, he drifts through crash pads, doper squats, and malls until he finally settles in an abandoned school bus with Rose, a seven-year-old child, and I-Man, an exiled Rastafarian who will dramatically change his life. Together they begin an amazing journey...
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