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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Miramax
Publication date March 1, 2002
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780786887132
ISBN-10 0786887133
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight 0.65 lbs.
Availability§ Apply Direct
Original list price $18.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In a coming-of-age novel from the author of Naked Pueblo, fourteen-year-old Ellis departs from the Southwest to attend boarding school in the East, leaving behind his mother and the Goat Man, the surrogate father figure who has taught him the meaning of stability, commitment, and caretaking. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Fourteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave the Southwest for a boarding school in the East. This means leaving behind the only real father he has ever known, Goat Man. Goat Man has been raising a herd of goatsall the while teaching Ellis the meaning of stability, caretaking, and commitment. And when a skeptical Ellis returns for spring break, he and Goat Man will be forced to re-evaluate their relationship.

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780747544920
 
from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (August 1, 2000)
9780747544920 | details & prices | List price $55.01
About: Ellis Whitman is a 14-year-old schoolboy, and his mentor is Goat Man, a dope-smoker who lives in Ellis's mother's pool house and tends goats.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780786887132
 
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Miramax (March 1, 2002)
9780786887132 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $18.00
About: In a coming-of-age novel from the author of Naked Pueblo, fourteen-year-old Ellis departs from the Southwest to attend boarding school in the East, leaving behind his mother and the Goat Man, the surrogate father figure who has taught him the meaning of stability, commitment, and caretaking.
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781611207361 Book cover for 9781611207408
 
With Ray Porter (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Ingram Pub Services (July 17, 2012)
9781611207361 | details & prices | 6.25 × 5.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $59.99
About: Fourteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave the Southwest for a boarding school in the East.
Mp3 una edition from Ingram Pub Services (July 17, 2012)
9781611207408 | details & prices | List price $29.99

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