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Trouble On The Run Drama Paperback Book by James L. Summers from Tempo Book 1963
As Roger Holman walked down the hall, he could hear his own heels on the floor, mocking a "Skulk! Skulk!" in ghoulish cadence to his black and evil thoughts.
There was a limit to what a human boy could take, he realized, and he wondered how far he had gone beyond that barrier.
Disaster and calamity Roger could face with a reckless smile.
But ruin?
The real crumbling, broken-down rubbly stuff that he was in now - Well, he didn't know.
He began to ponder the least and simplest of his problems, working outward into the more difficult stuff.
Take track. It was the easiest.
Merely horrible! If the coach had left him in the 880, he would have been able to prove to people that they'd been wrong- he was good for something.
But now not only was he a sure loser in track, but there was this float mess for La Fiesta, although it wasn't so bad - only gruesome.
He could take gruesome things with a bored shrug he'd had so much practice.
The genuine grisly ruin, though, had just taken place, and had been worse than he feared.
After they'd tortured him enough last night, he'd finally broken and agreed to ask this half-grown child to the May Day dance.
Well, it had already wrecked scholarship.
He'd have to buy the crazy corsage and shove her here and there, eating, jigging around, buying gasoline, putting on his suit.
Nothing but pain.
He might even have to get a job to pay the bill for all that fun and pleasure, and anyway, taking his sister's best friend was almost the same as taking his sister.
Why not do that and keep the money in the family? "It's an outrageously funny story.
Book is in good condition. General shelf and corner wear. Some white marks on the front and back cover. Some fraying along the cover edges. Staining on the front and back cover. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions. Shipping and Return Details
I'm John, just a regular small-town guy.
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