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From award-winning New York Times best-selling publisher James Lee Burke - an atmospheric, powerful coming-of-age tale set in 1950s Tx, as the specter of the Korean Battle looms. On its surface, life in Houston in the 1950s is as you'd expect: stoic fathers, restless teens, drive-in movies, and souped-up Cadillacs. But underneath is situated a world moving under high school junior Aaron Broussard's foot. There's a school war between the "haves" and the "have-nots" and a real battle, Korea, happening on the other side of the world. It is from this backdrop that Aaron comes old, trying to understand how first loves, camaraderie, violence, and power can alter what "traditional America" means for the people trying to find their way in a changing world. When Aaron sites the beautiful Valerie Epstein fighting with each other with her sweetheart, Grady Harrelson, at a drive-in, he steps in. Aaron and Valerie start dating, but Grady presents a looming problem - as does indeed Grady's father, who may have troubling criminal relationships. In the center of everything is Aaron, who apparently manages one threat and then see multiple ones manifest in its stead. In The Jealous Kind, "modern master" (Publishers Weekly) James Lee Burke creates a singular bittersweet experience that mirrors a larger world on the precipice of great change. As Aaron undergoes his harrowing evolution from young man to man, we can't help but remember the inspirational power of first love and what lengths we'd go to protect the world we know.
