Nirvana's Children

By Ranulfo

Book Overview

His dad named him Napoleon, hoping he'd conquer the world -- or something. Though his world has been a disappointing place. After fifteen years, Napoleon busts out and takes to the streets. He's hoping to find something real, something unspoiled by adults. But the streets are just aching to eat him alive, and Luna Park won't stop laughing in his face. He orbits a gang leader who wants to start Armageddon downtown. He falls hard for Sammie, an astro-chick always en route to the moon. Mr. Bones, with his scythe and hood, taunts him at every corner, and the only way Napoleon can survive is to stay sane in this world gone mad. The trouble is, what happens if it's all the reverse?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060541555
• ISBN13: 9780060541552
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.9" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully Interesting...

Our library bought this book last year and my friends and I were drawn to it. It has a very unique writing style. Half of the content isn't part of the actual story, but it conveys the moods and feelings of what is happening. It can be very confusing, but it kept me interested the whole way through. The ending was the best part, and though I won't ruin it, it did make some of my friends cry. As a final thought, this book is written in a childlike format, however, some of its topics are more suited to older readers. I would only recommend this book for young adults over the age of fifteen.