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Published by Greenwillow Books

ISBN 0062238523 (ISBN13: 9780062238528)

SYNOPSIS:

On the morning of his eighteenth birthday, philosophy student and high school senior Jack Polovsky is somewhat seriously thinking of suicide when his cell phone rings. Jack’s ex-girlfriend, Jess, has given birth, and Jack is the father. Jack hasn’t spoken with Jess in about nine months—and she wants him to see the baby before he is adopted. The new teenage father kidnaps the baby, names him Socrates, stocks up on baby supplies at Wal-Mart, and hits the road with his best friend, Tommy, and the ex-girlfriend. As they head to Grandma’s house (eluding the police at every turn), Jack tells baby Socrates about Homer, Troy, Aristotle, the real Socrates, and the Greek myths—because all stories spring from those stories, really. Even this one.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Emil Ostrovski graduated from Vassar College in 2012 with a degree in philosophy. He currently attends the MFA program in creative writing at Columbia University and lives in New York City.