Michael Frederick
1) Blue River
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Eddie Dense barely graduated from high school; then he hit the road in his van to write his first novel. He had to get away from his dysfunctional parents in order to search for and write about the elusive Blue River. His best friends had found it... and now they're gone.
2) Zed: A Novel
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Seventeen year old Clayton Zediker, virtual orphan now that his mother lies in a coma, tries to make sense of his life but becomes entangled with friends who take advantage of him. He also fears the transformation that will take place on his eighteenth birthday, December 21, 2012, which coincides with the mysterious end date of the Mayan calendar.
4) Different
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Mickey was different because of his incredible music and his talented father whom he vowed to find when he turned eighteen. Katie was different because she remained strong beyond her years when her father was nearly destroyed by her selfish mother. Johnny was different because he taught himself to fly on the winds of LAT 44 in order to escape his father's fall into darkness. All different, yet all had something in common.
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"Floyd Harvey Deason is a second-generation paper man, trained by his father to sell toilet paper by any means possible ... Floyd is the rough salesman who can roll into town ... and punish his customers with brutal sales tactics and unscrupulous tricks of the trade ... Harvey is his softer side --the one who entertains his customers and loves his dog, his music, and the 'young girl' ... who ... cast a spell that would one day lead to the most incredible...