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The Poison Pen of Aberdeen Prep: A small rebellion against law and good will. | 
| Author: Greg Beesch
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $17.95
New (2) Used (4) from $13.72
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1504005
Media: Paperback
Edition: First
Pages: 278
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1419699555
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781419699559
ASIN: 1419699555
Publication Date: May 20, 2008
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Product Description
Sedition. Mayhem. Unrestrained self expression. Not what the elite Upper Crust contemplate when shelling out the big money on prep school for their genetic spawn. Tommy Parrish, embroiled in his own private struggle with the mysteries of teen life, strikes a match to the dried out institutionalism of Aberdeen Preparatory. Anonymously, Tommy begins writing and distributing a derisive weekly flyer, The Poison Pen. Tommy is transformed by the sudden, sweeping popularity of his satiric handbill. With increasingly artful dexterity, he manages his double life, secures the adoration of a girl, and wins acclaim from an ever increasing student audience. In turns his writing becomes ever more seditious and sparks an unintentional, yet pernicious public conflagration. The schools rigid establishment commences a fanatical hunt for the author, and the battle between authority and rebellion is joined. Tommy faces that overwhelming teen desire to get away with it all. Ink will be spilled!
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Clever, Quick, Unstoppable June 29, 2008
If you're looking for a great summer read, I highly suggest Mr. 'Laugh Riot' Greg Beesch, author of The Poison Pen ([...]), self-described man of "twisted steel and sex appeal", dis-ser of all things 'traditional publishing model', and creator of a most 'impeccable' ;) role model for boys ( and girls) ages 15 to 115. And to all of us whose childhood memories are soaked with Enid Blyton's Mallory Towers series, dig into some Americana Boarding School lore! You'll love it. The author and his book are hilarious. Check him out in an interview on [...]. I just had to get to know him better!
I couldn't agree more.... June 25, 2008
I really enjoyed how the author gave great insight to each character. Right from the start, Mr Beesch paints a clear picture of Tommy and each of his friends/classmates, etc. It was easy to get inside Tommy's head and understand his cynical attitude and contempt for Aberdeen.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to more from Mr Beesch!
The Perfect Antidote to Asian Horror Films June 15, 2008
"The Poison Pen" is delightful on so many levels. Tommy is the incandescent hero for every generation. He combines Darcy-esque diffidence with Lloyd Dobler's sense of humor and romance. Tommy is the "man-boy" every woman wants and every man wants to be. This book is about so much more than teenage rebellion, prep-school culture and romance. "The Poison Pen" also delineates cultural relativism and battling intellectual elitism, all in the name of staying true to oneself. Mr. Beesch should be commended for doing exactly what every artist should strive for: creating and portraying truth.
Bathroom and vacation reading at it's finest! May 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you have ever taken refuge in a bathroom to escape an annoying relative or spouse, this is the book for you. An absolute essential on any vacation. Schmaltzy, fun, irreverent, a wonderful escape from the concerns of a digital world. Also a great blueprint for high school subversion, a wonderful pastime all to pernicious these days. If P.G.Wodehouse were to rewrite 'Prep', by Curtis Sittenfeld, while really bombed out of his gourd on pastis or home vinted merlot this is what it would look like.
Set in the bygone, and pre-digitally dominated, era of the mid 1980's this book follows the hilarity and mayhem caused by Tommy Parrish at his elite boarding school Aberdeen Preparatory Academy. Tommy, burdened by a standard set of teen woes and undernourished in adventure, finds a seditious voice when he begins anonymously posting and secreting distributing a handbill he entitles 'The Poison Pen'. Not your standard coming of age novel and certainly lacking in zombies and vampire romance but this novel is packed with lots of sublime lunacy.
A real standard setting story in the boarding/prep school genre. Exceeds 'Prep' (Sittenfeld) and 'Old School' (Wolff) in every dimension of fun and sublime frivolity. An indispensible addition to any bathroom library.
It's all about the character development May 28, 2008
I loved this book. The principal story is very good, but the best part is the way the author tells the stories of the characters. I loved the character development. I love how the main character - Tommy -- was thrust into the vein of life by circumstance, rather than by deliberate design. Multiple life forces pull and prod Tommy, who seems inclined to shrug at the most dramatic of these events. I truly could not put the book down after it got going. I was anxious to see what would happen next. Also, although broadly traveled and worldly, I had no idea I had so much to learn about boarding schools. It was an interesting slice of life that I had never previously understood. After reading about the seditious events at Aberdeen Prep, I feel much more educated about the sinister goings-on at prep schools. -
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