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Summer, 1960, the Upper Midwest. A mostly honest boy named RoyUlysses Hollister, with family and friends on board, navigates the choppywaters of summer between the islands of 8th Grade and high school. Theadventure begins when Roy discovers he has an unusual ability that mustremain secret. During his journey, Roy will suffer physical and emotionalinjuries, including broken bones, true infatuation, raw jealousy and confusionabout sexuality. A dispute with a bitter rival will turn into a duel on thebaseball diamond. Worst of all, shadows of death will at times cloud theskies. The wild card in Roy’s journey is Eleanor Eden, a world-famousanthropologis who moves next door to Roy’s family.She also harbors a bigsecret. Together they will explore recent history, as well as currents events.An icy cold war, a new red scare in distant lands, a presidential electionpitting a dynamic future against a complacent past, and the beginning ofattempts to right civil wrongs against colored people. Eleanor will openRoy’s eyes to the possibilities of future change. Roy will open Eleanor’seyes to life in the middle of nowhere.