Culver City
by Brant Vickers
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Pub Date 27 Sep 2022 | Archive Date 11 Mar 2023
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Description
On a hot July night in 1969, Cassady and Kyle sneak into one of MGM's magical surreal Backlots. Exploring the astonishing decrepit sets, they encounter actors long dead and at Tara, on the old forgotten decaying Gone With the Wind set, they meet Scarlett (Vivian Leigh) and Ashley (Leslie Howard). This leads to phenomena of paranormal experiences beyond anything they could have imagined.
The ghostly territories within the Backlot are initially as earth shaking as they are mysterious. One boy struggles with the horrors and legacy of slavery while confronting the evil in the wonderland netherworld that they both initially embraced. Along with a gritty realistic account of growing up in West Los Angeles, this story invokes a lost period in time that could have only happened in one place in the entire world: Culver City, California.
With Culver City Brant Vickers has written a wonderful uncompromising Young Adult story. Immediately captivating, surrealistic, and authentically written, while portraying the craziness of the late sixties and early seventies, The novel interweaves wild teenage adventures, magical realism, and important life situations that test the boys’ remarkably close friendship and eventually means the difference between life and death.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
"What happens to two best friends when their paths, once shared, veer off into other directions or, in this case, dimensions? If you’re a young adult, there’s no doubt that Vickers will make you feel seen, and if you’re just a plain old adult, you’ll be brought back to a time when heartbreak was new and friendships were meant to last forever." - Independent Book Review
"An incredible tale which takes place in both the natural and supernatural worlds" - Reader Views Kids
"An authentic, potent, and unsettling blend of yearning adolescence and magic turned sour." -Kirkus
"Both lovers of YA contemporary and YA supernatural will be enthralled by this gripping tale of boyhood shenanigans, identity, and self-discovery. Richly satisfying and impeccably crafted… A stunner." - BookView Review
"A lyrical, atmospheric coming-of-age tale that nimbly captures the strangeness and heartache of that transitional period between childhood and growing up." - US Review of Books
"Culver City weaves an intriguing storyline, successfully merging science fiction, mortality, teenage angst, spirituality, and even humor in a sophisticated blend." - Readers' Favorite
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Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781639885473 |
PRICE | US$16.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 316 |