Its a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17. Graham mcnamee works at the vancouver public library. The author, graham mcnamee demonstrated through duncan that past mistakes drive. Acceleration by graham mcnamee is a great read if you are looking for a fastpaced and exciting book. And in his job he is supposed to collect all of the lost and found items and when he notices the book that has been there for a very long time and nobody had gone to pick it up. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. List of books by author graham mcnamee thriftbooks. While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in steinbecks work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing of mice and men 1937, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. The one flaw, which is the same flaw as speak, is the tidy ending. And he starts looking for books or something to read, and he founds this diary of a serial killer and starts reading it. Then one day duncan finds an old brown leather book covered with dust. As duncan starts reading the book he realizes its a diary of a crazy man who is documenting all of the animal killings and arson that he has committed. The title of the book, acceleration, symbolizes that duncan has to find roach before time. What is the summary of acceleration by graham mcnamee.
Acceleration by graham mcnamee is a mystery novel about a seventeen year. Acceleration by graham mcnamee duncan, vinny, and wayne are all friends working or wasting time the summer before senior year in high school. Seventeenyearold duncan hates his summer job in the lostandfound department of the toronto transit commission. Can anyone give me a 5 sentenced summary of the book form beginning to end. They call her tiny, but tyne greer is six foot six, a high school basketball star who is hoping the game will be her ticket out of the slum. Their pursuit of the roach is a standard expression of the theme of goodversusevil. Then he finds a little leather book filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read acceleration. Duncan is the soul, vinny the brains, and wayne the muscle. I had to read the thieving of the toilet scene out loud to my wifevery funny. Theme and summary of acceleleration book br graham mcnamee.
Its a hot summer and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17yearold duncan is cataloging misplaced belongings. The book acceleration desc ribes a boy named duncan, he felt guilty because he couldnt save a little girl, then finds the book of a serial killer and tries to save a life again. This summary of acceleration includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Acceleration character summary graham mcnamee free essays. Theme and summary of acceleleration book br graham. Duncan the main leading character of the story discovers a journal belonging to what he thinks is a serial killer and he uses his knowledge of profiling as well as the clues from the journal to try to decipher who the serial killer is and who are his intended. See all books authored by graham mcnamee, including acceleration, and bonechiller, and more on thriftbooks. When he looks through a lost diary and finds a wouldbe murderers plans for his first victim, he.
This book is number 8 in my 50 books challenge of 2010. Random house childrens books, dec 18, 2008 young adult fiction 240 pages. They call her tiny, but tyne greer is six foot six, a high school basketball star who is hoping the game will be her. Acceleration by graham mcnamee essay 33 words bartleby. This is the teaser to an amazing book i read acceleration by. His boss, jacob, is a grumpy old man and duncan is forced to sort through hundreds of lost items everyday. A toronto native, mcnamee is the author of eight young adult novels. And between jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, duncans just about had enough. Has anybody read the book acceleration by graham mcnamee. Acceleration by graham mcnamee penguin random house audio. Graham mcnamee is the awardwinning author of five novels, including sparks, which won the first penphyllis naylor working writer fellowship. Its a diary filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway.
Published in 2005, acceleration is a young adult thriller by graham mcnamee. This ending allows for mcnamees theme to come through and allows us to cheer for the hero. And between jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, duncan has just about had enough. Acceleration by graham mcnamee book trailer duration. Bonechiller is a fantasyhorror novel for young adults by canadian author graham mcnamee. Graham mcnamee has here written the male equivalent of the impeccable speak by laurie halse anderson, or perhaps a teenage, literary, mundane unbreakable. Mcnamees hate you taut novel reads like a fastpaced nailbiter of a movie.
How the book ended was a bit disappointing though, i find most books. The secondary physical setting is duncans home, a hot and humid place known as the jungle. Set in contemporary toronto, the story follows 17yearold duncan as he finds a disturbing diary and attempts to follow the clues inside to catch a serial killer. Acceleration by graham mcnamee by tom davis on prezi. His novel hate you is an ala best book for young adults and his novel sparks won the penphyllis naylor working writer fellowship.
Graham mcnamee s acceleration certainly lives up to the promise of its title and then some. Among the lost items he discovers a diary, a little leather book, with a cover that feels like skin. From the edgar awardwinning author of acceleration comes a mystery about an old murder and new truths, perfect for. Hate you, nothing wrong with a threelegged dog, sparks, and acceleration. He originated playbyplay sports broadcasting for which he was awarded the ford c. At the end of the previous summer, duncan tried to save a drowning girl and failed. In his office below the subway tunnels, duncan sorts through and retrieves items lost on buses and trains. Certaintly, this is the next step for boys years old at least who find louis sachars newberrywinning holes to be below their level. Acceleration by graham mcnamee amys marathon of books. Hate you was an ala best book for young adults and an ala quick pick, won the austrian childrens book award, and was nominated for the governor generals award. Acceleration by graham mcnamee essay 23 words bartleby.
The title of this book is acceleration and it was written by graham mcnamee. Graham mcnamee died on may 9, 1942, in new york city, new york, usa. Summer reading book acceleration by graham mcnamee. The publicity for graham mcnamees fourth book included a. Then can you give me the theme and the theme statement. I wish there had been a bit more development around the death duncan witnessed, because by the end of the book i still didnt quite understand why exactly he thought he was solely responsible for not getting to her in time.
In this thrillertype read, graham mcnamee eases serious themes of death, murder and abuse with wonderful moments of laugh out loud humour. Characters characters protagonist antagonist the protagonist in this book is duncan, a curious seventeen year old working in the depths of a transit lost and found prezi the science. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of acceleration by graham mcnamee. Duncan, vinny, and wayne are all friends working or wasting time the summer before senior year in high school. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal. This is a really great, fastpaced mystery crime novel. Then he finds a little leather book filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. Acceleration by graham mcnamee acceleration was a great little ya book for me to indulge in while i was taking part in an activity that i very rarely do, reading more than one book at once. Its a perfectly paced thriller that propels the reader through the story at breakneck speed. Acceleration by graham mcnamee essay 23 words 6 pages.
Acceleration by graham mcnamee essay 33 words 6 pages. This ending allows for mcnamee s theme to come through and allows us to cheer for the hero. I have to write a tag line and i dont exactly know how to do that, anybody read the book and can think of one. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of bonechiller by graham mcnamee. After being forced to take a deadend summer job at toronto transit commissions lost and found, duncan, a teenager, finds a journal filed with descriptions of various crimes of an amateur serial killer, nicknamed roach, who is just making the transition from arson and animal abuse to stalking and possible murder. Graham mcnamee july 10, 1888 may 9, 1942 was an american radio broadcaster, the mediums most recognized national personality in its first international decade. Doomed to work his summer away in the lost and found department of the toronto transit commission, duncan is passing his time. A teen discovers a diary in which the writer plots a murder, so he enlists his friends to help him catch the wouldbe murderer. Character types of complications scott chases duncan out of his house with a knife all the way to a subway station where scott ends up hit by a train and duncan with several broken bones but still alive.