Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier.NORMAN TUTTLE ON THE LAST FRONTIER. Tom Bodett Tom Bodett (born February 23, 1955 in Champaign, Illinois) is an American author, voice actor and radio host. He is also the current spokesman for the hotel chain Motel 6 and is famous for coining the phrase, "We'll leave the light on for you". . 2004. Read by the author. 4 cds. 4.80 hrs. Blackstone Audiobooks. 1-4000-9495-x. $29.95. Vinyl; plot, author notes. JS * From the KLIATT starred book review, November 2004: "Bodett, a storyteller and author of Williwaw wil·li·waw n. 1. A violent gust of cold wind blowing seaward from a mountainous coast, especially in the Straits of Magellan. 2. A sudden gust of wind; a squall. [Origin unknown.] ! for YAs, took a character from one of his books for adults and in 15 linked tales writes movingly and amusingly about the trials and tribulations of his adolescence. Norman is 13 when we first meet him, growing up in small-town Alaska and falling into misadventures of all kinds ... Despite supportive parents, he feels 'dangerously overexposed o·ver·ex·pose tr.v. o·ver·ex·posed, o·ver·ex·pos·ing, o·ver·ex·pos·es 1. To expose too long or too much: Don't overexpose the children to television. 2. to his own family,' and a summer spent farming in Oregon is just what he needs to help him with his growing pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. . Bodett portrays Norman affectionately, despite all his foibles, and readers will find it easy to relate to his good intentions and unlucky breaks...." Bodett has one of those distinctly American voices; despite being easily identifiable as a spokesman for a motel chain, he still sounds like everybody's brother. The spirit of this lovely collection of stories for YAs is captured perfectly by Bodett. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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