Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier, Tom Bodett
Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier, Tom Bodett
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Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier
A Novel in Stories

Author: Tom Bodett

Narrator: Tom Bodett

Unabridged: 4 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/09/2004

Synopsis

NORMAN TUTTLE IS, in a word, awkward. He falls off his father’s fishing boat into icy Alaskan waters. He quietly sweats on gorgeous Laura Magruder at the school dance. He gets himself on the bad side of Leonard Kopinski, an overgrown eighth-grader who shaves. As Norman contemplates a long and lonely adolescence on the Last Frontier, he’s sure there’s more to life than being the klutziest kid in Alaska. In 15 closely linked stories that follow Norman from age 13 to going-on 16, Tom Bodett combines rugged Alaskan adventure with a warm and funny story of a boy who may not be as lonely as he thinks.

About The Author

Tom Bodett is a writer, radio personality, and spokesperson for Motel 6. He also hosted the PBS/Travel Channel coproduction Travels on America’s Historic Trails with Tom Bodett, which received two Emmy nominations. He is the author of several books for adults and has recorded more than 15 audiobooks. The author lives in Putney, VT.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chrissy

I'm pretty sure this is a great book. I can't be sure though, because I listened to Tom Bodett read it, and if he read me the phone book, I'd think it was great. Still, it's a wonderful depiction of the painful adolescence of an average boy with an average family. His father is wonderfully understan......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

This coming-of-age story follows Norman Tuttle from age 13 to 16 in 15 stories. Written by the same author who wrote Williwaw!, another story set in Alaska, the reader is introduced to Norman and his family and the beautiful setting of the Alaskan frontier, where Norman has probably the best view ou......more

Goodreads review by Chris

This is a coming of age book about a 13 year old boy living in Alaska. As ost boys growing up, there wasn't much to do, and Norman Tuttle knew that was true. He wasn't popular and was a gangly youth--all legs and arms, and quite accident prone. His father berated him constantly until the day Norman......more

Goodreads review by Jim

A coming-of-age story about a young boy who lives in Alaska, winds up in Oregon for a summer and gets home by way of a stopover in Seattle. Lots of stuff happens to Norman. He's a little (make that a lot) klutzy and has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of course, as I read the......more

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