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The Home Paperback – September 28, 2017

by L. Wade Powers (Author), Amanda Marie (Editor), Devin J. Stewart (Illustrator)

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The time is August 1956 through July 1957 and a number of iconic pop cultural images and events are woven into the life of a thirteen-year-old boy, Walt, who changes from a book and nature-loving introvert to a mature teenager in a dormitory environment that exaggerates social interactions and accelerates adolescent development. He and the other residents of The Home adapt and respond to the challenges of living together, sharing their fears and triumphs, overcoming tragedies (suicide, dorm violence) and experiencing the rituals of communal punishment and bonding. Several male and female teenagers interact and change dramatically as the story unfolds. Walt reflects on his life inside and outside The Home, especially his growing awareness of the opposite sex, relations with his mother and sister, and his visions of the future.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Linkville Press; 1st edition (September 28, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1947794035
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1947794030
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches

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Lawrence (Larry) Wade Powers is a retired university professor of natural sciences writing fiction under the name L. Wade Powers. He lives in the high plains desert of Eastern Oregon with a beautiful wife and a strange cat. During a 45-year academic career, he earned degrees in laboratory medicine and in biology. A Ph.D. from the University of Texas in Austin resulted from research on social behavior in intertidal crabs. Powers has published a textbook on hematology and numerous monographs and technical papers in the medical and natural sciences. One of his major interests has always been literature and his desire to write fiction. His first novel, The Home, was published in 2017 about living in a foster institution during the 1950s. His second book (2019), Falling In Love and Other Misadventures, contains 20 plus short stories about the trials and treats of love in its many permutations. His second novel, The Party House (2019), presents an eclectic community of hippies, rednecks, tourists, and others in a small Texas Gulf Coast town in the 1970s. Larry is currently working on his third novel, New Albion Sunset, about the men Francis Drake left on the Pacific Northwest coast in 1579, establishing an outpost and claim for England. In addition to writing, Powers serves as a contributing editor for the Journal of the Shaw Historical Library and has been the nonfiction genre editor for Timberline Review, a literary journal based in Portland. He enjoys hiking, wildlife photography, tide pooling, and playing poker.

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Leo Dubray

It's a real Home.

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018

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This novel makes me want to go back and do it all over again. The tragic fun of growing up was never more appealing. The characters are complex and well conceived. The main character, Walter, is likable, but not a hero.
The Home is not where I would choose to live, but Walter with his passion for reptiles and boyish need to explore the mysteries of girls makes a fine nest for himself.
The Home is an authentic pleasure to read.