MacGregor Tells the World

September 1, 2007
Adult/High School-MacGregor West is a lost soul. Orphaned as a boy, he is now 22 and desperate to piece together any semblance of truth about his mothers life and, by so doing, discover his own identity. Guided by a stack of envelopes belonging to his mother, Mac finds himself at the San Francisco mansion of famed author Charles Ware and meets Wares daughter Carolyn. Through their relationship, Mac is pulled into the eccentric Ware clan and finds that their history may be linked to his own. McKenzie has created a unique young man whose touching and often hilarious story will entice readers, especially teens who have an affinity for Chris Crutcher and Ned Vizzini. Mac has bounced from one job to the nextlibrary page, piano mover, pizza delivery boyand readers will no doubt identify with his dilemma of having too many choices in life. The novel is also a love affair with San Francisco, and the city acts as a character that Mac relies on to complete his genealogical journey."Jennifer Waters, Red Deer Public Library, Alberta, Canada"

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