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Jonathan, Sam, Schulz, and Eric usually spend their summers skateboarding at the park and dreaming about the time when they'll finally move out of the suburbs. But in the summer of 1994 the four teenagers find a small fortune hidden inside an abandoned house, and that changes everything. The money was a dream come true, but it couldn't last. Stress, drugs, and dwindling funds raise the stakes and also raise some serious questions about the future. Eighteen years later, Jonathan returns to that life-changing summer to tally up the cost of that discovery and explain how one broken dream led to a totally renewed sense of purpose.

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"In a story first published in Germany and based on events from Mattheis's youth, a fictionalized narrator, Jonathan, looks back after 18 years at the destructive events of the summer of 1994. Four best friends--Jonathan, Sam, Schulz, and Eric--spend their time in the suburbs of Munich hanging out, skateboarding, playing video games, and getting stoned and drunk. However, when they enter a deserted house and find a stack of envelopes filled with money, the boys steal it, opening up countless possibilities for exhilaration and self-destruction. Initially giddy with their newfound freedom and power, the boys consume everything on the McDonald's menu, splurge on drugs and alcohol, and show off their riches in public. Yet as their sudden affluence leads them to betray one another and cross legal and ethical boundaries, they begin to realize the corrosive impact of the stolen money on their lives. Guilt and paranoia darken a fantasy-come-true as relationships believably break down. Jonathan's perspective in hindsight offers a nuanced view of temptation in the face of moral obligations."--Publishers Weekly --Journal "In the summer of 1994 in a suburb of Munich, a group of teens finds an unexpected fortune in an abandoned house. Each visit results in the discovery of more money, and soon Jonathan, Sam, Schultz, and Eric are dreaming big. But what starts out as a gift turns into an unexpected curse as drugs, stress, and overeager spending lead them to question their futures. The boys begin by buying everything on the McDonald's menu, but taking drugs comes next, and drinking, and partying. Schultz becomes obsessed with money, Sam begins to experience paranoia, and Eric dreams of striking it rich dealing drugs. Told as a fictionalized memoir, Jonathan's reflections give readers a deeper look into what really happened, and the added adult insight nicely conjures the feeling of being a teenager on the verge of adulthood. An engaging look at growing up and dealing with the unexpected."--Booklist --Website "Outside of Munich in the summer of 1994, four teenage boys find a fortune that changes their lives. Boredom and anomie define the lives of Jonathan, Sam, Schulz and Eric. They want to get out of the suburbs, maybe get an apartment in the city. They know their lives aren't that great--skateboarding, getting stoned, playing video games, hating school. Then they break into an abandoned house and find old, yellowing envelopes stuffed with money, lots of money. What do the boys think to do with their sudden good fortune? Well, thinking things through isn't really how they proceed. At first, it's just buying everything on the McDonald's menu, buying (and stealing) tons of T-shirts and hoodies, and having plenty of cigarette money. But things devolve into partying, drug dealing and thoughts of car theft--there are no reasonable plans for putting the money to good use. Translated from German, the story really happened, at least in its basic plot and main events, and Mattheis effectively delineates four teenagers' lives of quiet desperation, tracing the effects of an unearned fortune on their dreams of something better. Choosing to have Jonathan relate the story several years later gives the narrative a much-needed perspective, a chance for a character to reflect on the significance of the events he's lived through. A nuanced character study with no easy answers."--Kirkus Reviews --Journal


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  • ISBN-13: 9781541579767
  • Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
  • Publisher Imprint: Zest Books (Tm)
  • Edition: Digital original
  • No of Pages: 208
  • ISBN-10: 1541579763
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2019
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Mostly True Story


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