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From the author of the "lyrical and engaging" (USA Today) novel A Good American comes a robust tale of two friends and the unintended repercussions of friendship, reduction, and hope. For Robert Carter, life in his seaside Maine hometown is pleasantly predictable. But in 1976, on his first day of eighth quality, he matches Nathan Tilly, who changes everything. Nathan is confident, fearless, impetuous - and fascinated by kites and flying. Robert and Nathan's budding companionship is forged in the crucible of two family tragedies, as the boys battle to come to conditions with reduction, they take summertime jobs at the local rundown amusement park. It's there that Nathan's boundless convenience of optimism threatens to overwhelm them both, and where they learn some tough truths about family, desire, and revenge. Memorable and heartbreaking, Placing Free the Kites is a poignant and moving exploration of the pain, pleasure, and glories of young companionship.
