“I’m tired of groveling for the right to go on doing something I don’t want to do in the first place. The other day I walked by Simon’s room, where he was listening to some CD, and this angry grunge chant was coming through the door. Maybe I’m destined to be stuck in adolescence forever, but I knew exactly what those teenage mutant slackers meant. I know the life they’re all afraid of—I’m living it.”
“It’s turtles,” said Joe, “and by the way, Travis, what does the lovely and talented Sarah have to say about your sudden athletic ambitions?”
“Actually, I haven’t told her,” I said. Confided is probably the word I should have used.
Suddenly, three middle-aged men started laughing so hard that tears were soon streaming down their grizzled cheeks.
Not a word from any of them—just laughter. Not a believer in the bunch.
About the Authors
James Patterson received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community from the National Book Foundation. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers, and his books have sold more than 375 million copies worldwide. A tireless champion of the power of books and reading, Patterson created a new children’s book imprint, JIMMY Patterson, whose mission is simple: “We want every kid who finishes a JIMMY Book to say, ‘PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER BOOK.’” He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and funds over four hundred Teacher and Writer Education Scholarships at twenty-one colleges and universities. He has also donated millions of dollars to independent bookstores and school libraries. Patterson invests proceeds from the sales of JIMMY Patterson Books in pro-reading initiatives.
Peter de Jonge is the author of the critically acclaimed crime novels Shadows Still Remain and Buried on Avenue B. Before collaborating on Miracle at St. Andrews, he and James Patterson cowrote Miracle on the 17th Green and Miracle at Augusta.
Books by James Patterson
featuring Travis McKinley
Miracle at St. Andrews
Miracle at Augusta
Miracle on the 17th Green
For a complete list of books by James Patterson, as well as previews of upcoming books and more information about the author, visit JamesPatterson.com, or find him on Facebook.
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