NORMAN TUTTLE ON THE LAST FRONTIER

Norman is at that awkward age when his body is growing too fast for his brain to keep up. He’s grounded so much he feels like a prisoner in a work-release program. He unwittingly finds it easier to offend Leonard Kopinski, class bully, than to impress Laura Magruder, girl of his dreams. Tom Bodett’s 15 separate but related stories weave a tale of humor, adventure, and coming-of-age into a tapestry of one boy’s journey to manhood. Bodett’s laid-back narration gives the listener the feeling of a storyteller telling tales of an adolescence that was hard to live but is pleasantly warm to remember. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 05]