{"product_id":"boarding-pass-paperback","title":"Boarding Pass - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul J. Cumbo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An intelligent novel with an important message for teens and adults...\" - \u003ci\u003eForeWord Clarion\u003c\/i\u003e5-Star Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eDead Poets Society\u003c\/i\u003e...recreates the intricate, intense boyhood bonds...\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Cumbo writes a tender coming-of-age novel...evocative of \u003ci\u003eA Separate Peace\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty-one-year-old Matt Derby is a typical college senior: bright, open-minded, and full of potential. But he's also stuck in neutral, struggling with girl problems, a lack of direction, and decisions made difficult by too many choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a television news report tells the story of a heroic firefighter in a small Wyoming town, Matt recognizes someone he hasn't seen in nearly six years: his boarding school roommate, Trey Daniels, who disappeared after being expelled in tenth grade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatt boards a flight headed west, aiming not only to visit his injured friend, but also to put off his own return to school and the big decisions that await him there. Once at cruising altitude, his flashbacks recall the formative days at the Ashford River School, and the memorable events that cemented their boyhood friendship before Trey's departure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpon landing, Matt soon discovers the seemingly impulsive journey is nothing less than a pilgrimage that revisits his past, illuminates the present, and defines his future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe debut novel by Paul Cumbo chronicles the rugged path from adolescence to adulthood, the challenging decisions that determine our futures, and the powerful bonds of friendship and family that shape our lives along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA sympathetic but honest look at \"Generation Y,\" \u003ci\u003eBoarding Pass\u003c\/i\u003e captures the simultaneous idealism, confusion, innocence, and potential of two American millennials at a defining moment of self-discovery. The novel is as much a coming-of-age tale as an introspective, critical look at the Baby-Boom version of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Cumbo is an English teacher, rowing coach, and director of domestic and international service programs at Canisius, a Jesuit high school for boys in Buffalo, New York. He began his educational career in 2001 at Georgetown Prep, a Jesuit boarding school in Bethesda, Maryland, where he served on the residential faculty and taught English for three years. He lived in Scotland while earning a postgraduate degree in creative writing and fiction at the University of St. Andrews before returning to Buffalo in 2005, where he lives with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733456195647,"sku":"9780988208605","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f747bc29022dba74feb801d400da311e.webp?v=1765136001","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/boarding-pass-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}