The scars from his mother's death are barely beginning to form when Teddy Pappas' world is shaken anew by the family's lottery windfall. Soon he is immersed in a chaotic assembly of family, friends and foe, all with a vested interest in the Pappas family fortune. Protective Aunt Bess, would-be filmmaker Uncle Frankie, bodyguard Maurice, the vampiral Sylvanius and the predatory Mrs Wilcott gather in the Pappas household around Teddy's father, the unassuming, scholarly Theo. A Civil War historian more used to researching 19th ...
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The scars from his mother's death are barely beginning to form when Teddy Pappas' world is shaken anew by the family's lottery windfall. Soon he is immersed in a chaotic assembly of family, friends and foe, all with a vested interest in the Pappas family fortune. Protective Aunt Bess, would-be filmmaker Uncle Frankie, bodyguard Maurice, the vampiral Sylvanius and the predatory Mrs Wilcott gather in the Pappas household around Teddy's father, the unassuming, scholarly Theo. A Civil War historian more used to researching 19th century soldiers' footwear than tying his own sons' shoelaces, Theo must soon confront the fact that the wealth he has acquired may place in peril his most precious possession of all: his family. Through the eyes of his authentically eleven-year-old narrator, Kokoris explores the revelation of unexpected wealth and the joys and pitfalls of the father-son bond, in this witty and warm first novel.
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This book was recommended on a book chat website. What a fun book! It isn't a deep philosophical book but it is quite entertaining while also being sad. I am going to try to write the first line from memory-- here goes, " The day we won the lottery I was wearing wax lips my father had bought me and the Nose Picker at the truck stop." Now how can you not expect to be entertained with a first line like that? I chuckled aloud many a time while reading it. The characters are very interesting and diverse. The writer writes from an 11 year old's perspective incredibly well. It received thumbs up from all our book club members. The most enthusiastic raves came from an inorganic chemistry professor. I would recommend it for men and women.
