Remembering the good times

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Author

Richard Peck

Publication

1986 - Bantam Doubleday Dell, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

45,250 words, Guess

Page Count

181 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archiverememberinggoodt00rich
ISBN-100440973392
ISBN-139780440973393
OCLC Control Number13436076
Open LibraryOL26343909M

Classifications

DDC[Fic]
LCCPZ7.P338 Rd 1986

Description

Trav, Kate, and Buck make up a trio during their freshman year in high school, but their special friendship may not be enough to save Trav as he pressures himself relentlessly to succeed, in his own eyes as well as in the eyes of his parents and the world. A strong friendship between 2 boys & a girl is destroyed when one of them commits suicide. How well do we know our best friends? They were the best of friends. Sixteen-year-old Buck Mendenhall first met Kate Lucas the summer before seventh grade. In eighth grade they made friends with the brilliant and wealthy newcomer, Trav Kirby. They didn't seem to need anyone else. Mostly they looked forward to the good times shared at Kate's house. It didn't matter if their classmates wondered about them; no one could unravel their binding ties. At least that's what they thought. When one of the trio finds the future too great a threat, the other two can only wonder: "How well did we know our best friend?" "With humanity, wit, and a quiet intensity, Peck's novel depicts suicide as a turning point inward of the pressures in an alienated and violent society."