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Labor Day Movie Tie- In Edition by Maynard, Joyce, 1953- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry—lonely, friendless, not too good at sports—spends most of his time watching television, reading, and daydreaming about the soft skin and budding bodies of his female classmates. For company Henry has his long-divorced mother, Adele—a onetime dancer whose summer project was to teach him how to foxtrot; his hamster, Joe; and awkward Saturday-night outings to Friendly's with his estranged father and new stepfamily. As much as he tries, Henry knows that even with his jokes and his "Husband for a Day" coupon, he still can't make his emotionally fragile mother happy. Adele has a secret that makes it hard for her to leave their house, and seems to possess an irreparably broken heart.</p> <p>But all that changes on the Thursday before Labor Day, when a mysterious bleeding man named Frank approaches Henry and asks for a hand. Over the next five days, Henry will learn some of life's most valuable lessons: how to throw a baseball, the secret to perfect piecrust, the breathless pain of jealousy, the power of betrayal, and the importance of putting othe

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Maynard, Joyce, 1953-
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9780061843402
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance
Rating
3.56 / 5 (23,390 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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