Kickflip Boys: A Memoir of Freedom, Rebellion, and the Chaos of Fatherhood

"Thompson captures the ache, fizz, yearning and frustration of being the father of adolescent boys." --Michael Chabon"What...
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Author: Neal Thompson
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Kickflip Boys: A Memoir of Freedom, Rebellion, and the Chaos of Fatherhood by Thompson, Neal

Kickflip Boys: A Memoir of Freedom, Rebellion, and the Chaos of Fatherhood

€32,15

Kickflip Boys: A Memoir of Freedom, Rebellion, and the Chaos of Fatherhood

€32,15
Author: Neal Thompson
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"Thompson captures the ache, fizz, yearning and frustration of being the father of adolescent boys." --Michael Chabon

"What a riveting, touching, and painful read " --Maria Semple

"Fun, moving, raw, and relatable." --Tony Hawk

What makes a good father, and what makes one a failure? 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 sons, challengers of authority and convention, to accept his role as a vulnerable "skate dad," and to confront his fears that the boys are destined for an unconventional and potentially fraught future.

With searing honesty, Neal Thompson traces his sons' progression through all the stages of skateboarding: splurging on skate shoes and boards, having run-ins with security guards, skipping classes and defying teachers, painting graffiti, drinking and smoking, and more. As the story veers from funny to treacherous and back, from skateparks to the streets, 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 adolescent boys who don't fit in. Ultimately, it's the survival story of a loving modern American family, of acceptance, forgiveness, and letting go.



Author: Neal Thompson
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 05/14/2019
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780062394361

About the Author
Thompson, Neal: - 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.

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