Going to Chicago

By Rob Levandoski

When Ace Gilbert and Clyde Randall drive a jalopy down the gravel roads of the Midwest on their way to the 1934 Chicago World's Fair, they're on a quest for the greatest treasure of all -- the future.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1877946982
• ISBN13: 9781877946981
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Permanent Pr Pub Co
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

What an unusual, interesting book.

"Going to Chicago" tells an unusual story set in a time and place when even the bad guys were pretty innocent. It's a "coming of age" tale about how two friends in a rural Ohio town, saddled with one bothersome little brother, set off to see the wonders of the age at the Chicago World's Fair. Through the adventures of these boys-becoming-men, the author shows the power and importance of pursuing dreams, and the meaning of friendship. Beyond that, it's a good yarn, full of unique characters--you'll love the Bonnie and Clyde wannabes who take the boys on the ride of their young lives. The book is a quick read and well worth the time and monetary investment.

JD Salinger would envy this period coming-of-age masterpiece

Rob Levandoski's "Going to Chicago" is a must read for every avid reader of period novels and coming-of-age tales. Levandoski's prose is breezy and metaphoric, his story takes more twists and turns than US Route 20 and his research would delight a university tenure review committee!