If any label is appropriate for Boy’s Life, it’s simply “American Literature”. Boy’s Life is often labeled as a horror novel, but the supernatural elements in Boy’s Life are a fraction of a much larger book.From an ancient mystic who can hear the dead and bewitch the living, to a violent clan of moonshiners, Cory must confront the secrets that hide in the shadows of his hometown - for his father's sanity and his own life hang in the balance. As Cory struggles to understand his father's pain, his eyes are slowly opened to the forces of good and evil that surround him. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake - and a desperate rescue attempt brings his father face-to-face with a terrible, haunting vision of death. Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson - a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Boy’s Life is the coming of age story of 11 year old Cory Mackenson.Readers naturally flock to Boy’s Life after discovering McCammon, and it has been a joy watching people discover a new favorite author, a new favorite book, and in some cases their favorite book of all time. One of the things I have loved most about Robert McCammon releasing The Listener this year has been seeing people discover McCammon for the very first time.
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