Outside Looking In

ISBN: 1620646854

Author: Collier, James Lincoln

Condition: New

At fourteen, Fergy is tired of his familys life style. Hes tired of living in a van with his parents, J. P. and Gussie, and his younger sister, Ooma. Hes sick of peddling honey and pamphlets of his fathers writings. And most of all he hates stealing things, even though J. P. says its all right to reclaim necessities from society. Fergy listens to J. P. talk about the evils of the system, and gradually Fergy realizes that he no longer believes or respects his father. In fact, Fergy longs more than anything to be a part of that system! One day, when Fergys father steals a motor home from an elderly couple who have befriended them, Fergy knows the time has come to act. Hes fed up, and he has to escape. Early one morning, with Ooma in tow, Fergy runs away. Gussies wealthy parents live in Boston, and Fergy hopes that if he can find them, he and Ooma can have the regular and normal life he longs for. How Fergy comes to grips with his relationship with his parents and his own expectations makes a provocative, at times painful, but always absorbing story about a boys determination to make a better life for himself.