A dark and hilarious pot-infused novel of teenage maladjustment from a compelling new voice in American fiction. For a high school senior Addison Schacht has a lot of preoccupations, like selling drugs to his classmates, getting into college, and his complicated relationship with his best friend (NOT his girlfriend) Digger. And he's just added another to the list: the murder of his classmate Kevin Broadus, and his own obsessive plan to investigate the death. When presented with an essay question on his application to the University of Chicago--What are your best and worst qualities?--Addison finds himself provoked into giving his final, unapologetic say about all of the above and more, and the thrilling result is an unforgettable trip through the Washington, D.C. teenage underworld.

The November Criminals: A novel

Literature & Fiction

Munson, Sam

Humor & Satire

Anchor

'What are your best and worst qualities?' This is the title of the essay Addison Schacht has to write to gain a place at his chosen university. Straightaway, Addison sees an opportunity to tell his story-so-far: to unburden himself, so to speak. And boy is there a lot to unburden. His 'business' - dealing pot to his peers - is booming, and requires a certain extra effort. His relationship with Digger, his best friend (NOT girlfriend), is getting 'complicated', as they say. His classmate Kevin was murdered point blank, and now Addison can't stop thinking about who killed him, and why? And then there's the small question of the rest of his life ...Over the course of his unorthodox application, Addison confess his triumphs, tragedies, strengths, weaknesses, blessings and curses to his academic jury. The November Criminals is the darkest, most raucous and unconventional love story/murder mystery/ coming-of-age crossover you will read this year.

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A darkly funny, pot-infused novel of teenage maladjustment in the tradition of Beautiful Children from a compelling new voice in American fiction. For a high school senior, Addison Schacht has a lot of preoccupations. Like getting into college. Selling drugs to his classmates. His complicated relationship with his best friend (NOT his girlfriend) Digger. And he's just added another to the list: the murder of his classmate Kevin Broadus, and his own absurd, obsessive plan to investigate the death. When presented with an essay question on his application to the University of Chicago—What are your best and worst qualities?—Addison finds himself provoked into giving his final, unapologetic say about all of the above and more. Addison Schacht finds good company among American literature's cadre of unsettled, restless youth, from Huck Finn to Holden Caulfield. The November Criminals takes on the terrain of the classic adolescent truth-telling novel and—with nerve and erudition—carves out its own unique territory.

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Literary

Hachette Australia

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New Directions

The War Against the Assholes

Children's Books

Science Fiction & Fantasy

GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006

Contemporary fantasy meets true crime when schools of ancient sorcery go up against the art of the long con in this stunningly entertaining debut fantasy novel. Mike Wood is satisfied just being a guy with broad shoulders at a decidedly unprestigious Catholic school in Manhattan. But on the dirty streets of New York City he’s an everyman with a moral code who is unafraid of violence. And when Mike is unwittingly recruited into a secret cell of magicians by a fellow student, Mike’s role as a steadfast soldier begins. These magicians don’t use ritualized rote to work their magic, they use willpower in their clandestine war with the establishment: The Assholes.

United States

S&S/Saga Press

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort! Addison Schact and his best friend Digger become obsessed with investigating the murder of a classmate as they travel through Washington DC’s underworld in this “thoughtful coming-of-age story and engaging teenage noir” (The New York Times). High school senior Addison Schacht is taking the prompt for his college entry essay to the University of Chicago to heart: What are your best and worst qualities? He begins to look back on his life so far and considers what getting into college, selling some pot to his classmates, his relationship with his best friend—not girlfriend—Digger, Virgil’s Aeneid, and his growing obsession with the murder of a classmate, Kevin Broadus, all mean. The more he digs into his own past, the farther he stumbles into the middle of the murder investigation. Filled with classic adolescent reflection and an intriguing mystery, The November Criminals is “one of the funniest, most heartfelt novels in recent memory—a book every bit as worthy of Mark Twain and J.D. Salinger” (The Chicago Tribune).

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Addison Schact and his best friend Digger become obsessed with investigating the murder of a classmate as they travel through Washington DC s underworld in this thoughtful coming of age story and engaging teenage noir The New York Times High school senior Addison Schacht is taking the prompt for his college entry essay to the University of Chicago to heart What are your best and worst qualities He begins to look back on his life so far and considers what getting into college selling some pot to his classmates his relationship with his best friend not girlfriend Digger Virgil s Aeneid and his growing obsession with the murder of a classmate Kevin Broadus all mean The more he digs into his own past the farther he stumbles into the middle of the murder investigation Filled with classic adolescent reflection and an intriguing mystery The November Criminals is one of the funniest most heartfelt novels in recent memory a book every bit as worthy of Mark Twain and J D Salinger The Chicago Tribune

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The November Criminals: A novel

The November Criminals

The November Criminals: A novel

The November Criminals

Dog Symphony

The War Against the Assholes

The War Against the Assholes

The War Against the Assholes

The November Criminals

The November Criminals