About the book
A heartfelt and wondrous debut about family, fear, and skateboarding, that Karen Russell calls \"A bruiser of a tale . . . a death-defying coming-of-age story.\"
Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who panics at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and fun- loving—full of art, science experiments, and music—and all confined to their small house.
But Will’s thirst for adventure can’t be contained. Clad in a protective helmet and unsure of how to talk to other kids, he finally ventures outside. At his new school he meets Jonah, an artsy loner who introduces Will to the high-flying freedoms of skateboarding. Together, they search for a missing local boy, help a bedraggled vagabond, and evade a dangerous bootlegger. The adventure is more than Will ever expected, pulling him far from the confines of his closed-off world and into the throes of early adulthood, and all the risks that everyday life offers.
In buoyant, kinetic prose, Michael Christie has written an emotionally resonant and keenly observed novel about mothers and sons, fears and uncertainties, and the lengths we’ll go for those we love.
Editions of If I Fall, If I Die
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780771023651
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780804140805
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780804140829
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771022425
- EBook
- ISBN 9780771023668
- EBook
- ISBN 9780804140812
Read an Excerpt
A heartfelt and wondrous debut about family, fear, and skateboarding, that Karen Russell calls \"A bruiser of a tale . . . a death-defying coming-of-age story.\"
Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who panics at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and fun- loving—full of art, science experiments, and music—and all confined to their small house.
But Will’s thirst for adventure can’t be contained. Clad in a protective helmet and unsure of how to talk to other kids, he finally ventures outside. At his new school he meets Jonah, an artsy loner who introduces Will to the high-flying freedoms of skateboarding. Together, they search for a missing local boy, help a bedraggled vagabond, and evade a dangerous bootlegger. The adventure is more than Will ever expected, pulling him far from the confines of his closed-off world and into the throes of early adulthood, and all the risks that everyday life offers.
In buoyant, kinetic prose, Michael Christie has written an emotionally resonant and keenly observed novel about mothers and sons, fears and uncertainties, and the lengths we’ll go for those we love.
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What is If I Fall, If I Die about?
A heartfelt and wondrous debut about family, fear, and skateboarding, that Karen Russell calls \"A bruiser of a tale . . . a death-defying coming-of-age story.\"
Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who panics at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and fun- loving—full of art, science experiments, and music—and all confined to their small house.
But Will’s thirst for adventure can’t be contained. Clad in a protective helmet and unsure of how to talk to other kids, he finally ventures outside. At his new school he meets Jonah, an artsy loner who introduces Will to the high-flying freedoms of skateboarding. Together, they search for a missing local boy, help a bedraggled vagabond, and evade a dangerous bootlegger. The adventure is more than Will ever expected, pulling him far from the confines of his closed-off world and into the throes of early adulthood, and all the risks that everyday life offers.
In buoyant, kinetic prose, Michael Christie has written an emotionally resonant and keenly observed novel about mothers and sons, fears and uncertainties, and the lengths we’ll go for those we love.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in If I Fall, If I Die?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of If I Fall, If I Die?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780771023651
Who is/are the Author/s of the book If I Fall, If I Die?
Michael Christie
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
If I Fall, If I Die is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780771023651) and hardcover(ISBN 9780804140805) and paperback(ISBN 9780804140829) and paperback(ISBN 9780771022425) and ebook(ISBN 9780771023668) and ebook(ISBN 9780804140812)
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