The Every BoyIn this addictive and highly original debut novel a fifteen year old boy dies mysteriously, leaving behind a secret ledger filled with his darkly comic confessions. Whether fantasizing about being a minority, breaking into his neighbors homes, or gunning down an exotic bird, Henry Everys wayward quest for betterment sometimes bordered on the criminal. Alone now in their suburban house, his father pores over the ledger in a final attempt to connect

A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction * Winner of the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year *A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of The Year * Waterstones Book of the Year * Costa Book Award Finalist

the fledgling American experiment floundered

Craig Venter compare genes to digital information

Trespassing through tightly-guarded country estates

exaggerations

It’s the journey of a tight four-person family unit that held fast in an unforgiving business and of two brothers who survived “child-actor syndrome” to become fulfilled adults

Fresh Blueberry Cobbler - are based on Mauer's own favorites

Washington Post Notable Book

Woven from extensive research and unique interviews

Here: never

But who were they really

Bob Watson