Neal Thompson

Kickflip Boys (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir of Freedom, Rebellion, and the Chaos of Fatherhood

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What makes a good father good, and what makes him feel like a fraud? Does less-is-more parenting inspire independence and strength, or does it encourage defiance and trouble? Kickflip Boys is the story of a father's struggle to understand his willful skateboarder sonschallengers of authority and conventionto accept his unconventional role as a vulnerable skate dad, and to confront his fears that their out-of-bounds lifestyle will lead them too far afield.

With searing honesty, Neal Thompson traces his sons' progression through the escalating stages of skateboarding, from the innocent days of splurging on skate shoes and boards to skipping classes and defying teachers, to run-ins with security guards and cops, to graffiti, drinking, smoking, and beyond. As the story veers from skate parks to the streets, from funny to treacherous and back, Thompson must confront his complicity and fallibility. He also reflects on his upbringing in rural New Jersey, and his own adventures with skateboards, drugs, danger, and defiance.

A story of thrill-seeking teens, of hope and love, freedom and failure, Kickflip Boys reveals a sport and a community that have become a refuge for boys who resist mainstream expectations as they seek their own path. Ultimately, it's a deeply moving survival story of a loving modern American family, of acceptance, forgiveness, and letting go.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062394354
• Artikelnr.: 52651436

Autorenporträt

Neal Thompson is the author of four critically acclaimed books, including A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert Believe It or Not Ripley and Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR. Thompson's writing has appeared in Esquire, Outside, Men's Health, and other publications. He lives in Seattle with his family.