{"product_id":"boarding-pass-paul-j-cumbo-9780988208605","title":"Boarding Pass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An intelligent novel with an important message for teens and adults...\" - \u003ci\u003eForeWord Clarion\u003c\/i\u003e5-Star Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eDead Poets Society\u003c\/i\u003e...recreates the intricate, intense boyhood bonds...\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Cumbo writes a tender coming-of-age novel...evocative of \u003ci\u003eA Separate Peace\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty-one-year-old Matt Derby is a typical college senior: bright, open-minded, and full of potential. But he's also stuck in neutral, struggling with girl problems, a lack of direction, and decisions made difficult by too many choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a television news report tells the story of a heroic firefighter in a small Wyoming town, Matt recognizes someone he hasn't seen in nearly six years: his boarding school roommate, Trey Daniels, who disappeared after being expelled in tenth grade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatt boards a flight headed west, aiming not only to visit his injured friend, but also to put off his own return to school and the big decisions that await him there. Once at cruising altitude, his flashbacks recall the formative days at the Ashford River School, and the memorable events that cemented their boyhood friendship before Trey's departure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpon landing, Matt soon discovers the seemingly impulsive journey is nothing less than a pilgrimage that revisits his past, illuminates the present, and defines his future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe debut novel by Paul Cumbo chronicles the rugged path from adolescence to adulthood, the challenging decisions that determine our futures, and the powerful bonds of friendship and family that shape our lives along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA sympathetic but honest look at \"Generation Y,\" \u003ci\u003eBoarding Pass\u003c\/i\u003e captures the simultaneous idealism, confusion, innocence, and potential of two American millennials at a defining moment of self-discovery. The novel is as much a coming-of-age tale as an introspective, critical look at the Baby-Boom version of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul J. Cumbo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0988208601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780988208605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One Lane Bridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/2013","brand":"Paul J. Cumbo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120545689855,"sku":"9780988208605","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2044eab7-f443-489e-ba2c-80b8190556c0.jpg?v=1687414927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boarding-pass-paul-j-cumbo-9780988208605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}