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The Resource Kickflip boys : a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood, Neal Thompson

Kickflip boys : a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood, Neal Thompson

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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
Language
eng
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Publication
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Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (7 hr., 32 min., 39 sec.))
Isbn
9780062847546
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=285&titleID=3566128
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Kickflip boys : a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood
Title
Kickflip boys
Title remainder
a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood
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Neal Thompson
Creator
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Author
Narrator
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Language
eng
Summary
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
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Thompson, Neal
Dewey number
818.603
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LC call number
PS3620.H66776
LC item number
Z46 2018ab
Literary text for sound recordings
  • autobiography
  • memoirs
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Read by Joe Knezevich
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Knezevich, Joe
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http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Families
  • Fatherhood
  • Fathers and sons
  • Skateboarders
  • Teenage boys
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Label
Kickflip boys : a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood, Neal Thompson
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=285&titleID=3566128
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online resource
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rdacarrier.
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spoken word
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  • spw
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rdacontent.
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on1035846870
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Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (7 hr., 32 min., 39 sec.))
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unknown
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online
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not applicable
Isbn
9780062847546
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computer
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rdamedia.
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digital.
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sound
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digital recording
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other
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2274722A-0658-4669-A5EF-315BFDAE5312
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(OCoLC)1035846870
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Label
Kickflip boys : a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood, Neal Thompson
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=285&titleID=3566128
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Control code
on1035846870
Dimensions
  • unknown
  • not applicable
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (7 hr., 32 min., 39 sec.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780062847546
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • remote
  • other
Speed
other
Stock number
2274722A-0658-4669-A5EF-315BFDAE5312
System control number
(OCoLC)1035846870
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