Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Copyright: 1973
ISBN: 0812531108
It's 1960, in a typical American town. Or is it? John Smith is your typical high school aged teenager, but he's discovered some things about his life are a little odd. For instance, he has a dog that can climb trees, he has a girlfriend he's never met but whom he is required to write to each week, and has been told that he has to marry. To top this all off his parents always seem to be taking notes about what he's doing.
The above is generally what is on the back of the book, and what got me interested in this story when I first bought it many years ago. The story follows John Smith's explorations into why his life is a little odd, after all even he knows dogs shouldn't be able to climb trees. Is it ventures lead him to meet other people who are in the same situation as him, and what they discover is rather startling.
I had read some of Piers Anthony's stories before, and always found them to be quite intriguing as he definitely likes his plot twists. He likely is best known for his Xanth series of 44 books (which I haven't read), but he has many other novels and series in genres such as fantasy, thriller, urban fantasy, and children's fiction.
It was a very good book, that is well-suited for teens, young adults and so on.
Enjoy.
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