The Leap Year Boy

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical, Fiction & Literature, Literary
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Author: Marc Simon ISBN: 9781611874969
Publisher: Untreed Reads Publication: December 7, 2012
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Marc Simon
ISBN: 9781611874969
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Publication: December 7, 2012
Imprint:
Language: English
Set in Pittsburgh in the early 1900s, The Leap Year Boy is the story of a working class family and an extraordinary boy named Alex Miller, born in the familys home on February 29, 1908. What makes Alex so remarkable is that even though hes full-term at birth, he weighs just two pounds one ounce, and is nine inches long. Despite his size, Alex is perfectly healthy. However, his body grows at one-fourth the rate of a normal childso that after one year, hes the size of a three-month-oldbut his mind grows much quicker. Eventually, so do certain parts of his body and his ability to do various and unusual things with them. As Alexs special abilities become apparent, those around him see him as both a miracle child and a freak of naturea freak to exploit. How Alex saves himself from the designs of othershis religious fanatic grandmother, who sees him as the new Messiah; his money-grubbing immigrant doctor, who wants to put him on display; his unstable nanny, who believes Alex is her lost child; and his father and fathers mistress, who are eager to tap Alexs commercial potentialis at the heart of the novel. Ultimately, a family that has been fractured by ambition and circumstance rediscovers loyalty and love, thanks to Alexs courage.
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Set in Pittsburgh in the early 1900s, The Leap Year Boy is the story of a working class family and an extraordinary boy named Alex Miller, born in the familys home on February 29, 1908. What makes Alex so remarkable is that even though hes full-term at birth, he weighs just two pounds one ounce, and is nine inches long. Despite his size, Alex is perfectly healthy. However, his body grows at one-fourth the rate of a normal childso that after one year, hes the size of a three-month-oldbut his mind grows much quicker. Eventually, so do certain parts of his body and his ability to do various and unusual things with them. As Alexs special abilities become apparent, those around him see him as both a miracle child and a freak of naturea freak to exploit. How Alex saves himself from the designs of othershis religious fanatic grandmother, who sees him as the new Messiah; his money-grubbing immigrant doctor, who wants to put him on display; his unstable nanny, who believes Alex is her lost child; and his father and fathers mistress, who are eager to tap Alexs commercial potentialis at the heart of the novel. Ultimately, a family that has been fractured by ambition and circumstance rediscovers loyalty and love, thanks to Alexs courage.

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