Last Stop This Town
David H. Steinberg
Language: English
Pages: 192
ISBN: 1469902664
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The debut novel from "American Pie" series screenwriter David H. Steinberg. It's the last weekend before high school graduation, and as they prepare to go their separate ways, four life-long friends spend a wild and raucous night in New York City that forces them to face their fear of growing up... and growing apart.
West Hartford, Connecticut. Growing up in the suburbs is a mind-numbingly boring experience for most teenagers, and high school seniors Dylan, Noah, Pike, and Walker are no exception. They spend their days testing how fast they can drive on the local residential streets, bribing homeless dudes to buy them beer, and attending crappy house parties. So when Dylan proposes that they spend their last weekend of high school in New York City attending an underground rave, the guys are ready to make some serious memories.
In New York, though, the guys have run-ins with a drug dealer with a penchant for fire extinguishers, a Chinese restaurant owner with a score to settle, an Albanian street gang, con men, hookers, performance artists, and a gaggle of hot, degenerate, rich girls. Over the course of one incredible night, their outrageous journey gives the guys a bonding experience they'll never forget, as they learn that part of growing up means they're going to have to face their futures on their own.
(Parental advisory: This book contains strong language, drinking, drugs, and sexual situations, all involving teens.)
their elbows facing each other. Any hope of reviving the romance was a long-shot, Noah estimated. “So now what?” Sarah asked. Noah kissed her. “We can still do other things,” he said, full of innuendo. And to Noah’s surprise, that’s exactly what Sarah wanted to hear. She smiled and started taking off her pants. Noah was confused. As her jeans were midway down her legs, Noah interrupted. “Uh, no. That’s not what I meant.” Sarah immediately got the message. “Oh, so your condom breaks so now I
Eve and they looked happy. But by the Valentine’s Day Dance (two pages later), you could tell they were losing that loving feeling. And anyone who’d witnessed the fight they had at Prom (too recent to make it into the yearbook) would have had a hard time explaining why they were still together. Now, Dylan didn’t mind his friends’ girlfriends messing up the guy dynamic, but if Sarah was just going to yell and cry and pout all the time, he felt that it was his duty as Noah’s best friend to push him
she couldn’t see his shit-eating grin. He consoled her for as long as he could stand it, then offered to cheer her up with a trip into the city. Kim was already out of school for the summer and had scored an awesome internship at the MOMA. Another intern that he was hooking up with had told him about Stark Raving Mad and after a few texts, he had two wristbands. The ironic thing was that Sarah only agreed to go into New York to see Kim because she thought Noah was going to be at Marco’s house.
reported and handed the phone back to her. Genevieve looked tired. “Well, it’s getting late anyway. I should catch the train back…” “No, wait,” Walker pleaded. “It’s early. We’re already here.” “How are we supposed to get in?” She had a point. The hologram-etched wristbands were in the Cube and this wasn’t the kind of party that sold tickets at the door. Walker’s growing infatuation with Genevieve forced his brain into overdrive. He wanted this to work out more than anything. Something
“Where’s he getting all this shit?!” Walker screamed. Noah yelled back, “He’s probably been saving it up for weeks!” Dylan started the ignition. “Let’s get out of here!” SPLATTT!!! Another literal shit bomb hit the car and some fragments went through the open windows. Pike screamed. “I think some went in my mouth!” The guys frantically tried to close the windows, but power windows only go up so fast. “Hurry! Hurry!” Walker pleaded. The windows finally sealed shut, and Dylan peeled out just