A novel
Bookbag Boy
A boy talks to his backpack. Then the backpack talks back.
Fifteen-year-old Tomas has spent years being overlooked, underestimated, and pushed aside. Then the pink stones in a roadside ditch wake something inside his worn red bookbag—and Red has opinions about almost everything.
Table of contents
Begin at the beginning.
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01Chapter 1Green Hot Dogs02InterludeRed’s Interlude03Chapter 2You Know the Rules04Chapter 3Don’t Feed the Art Work after Dark05Chapter 4Negotiations06InterludeRed’s Interlude07Chapter 5Nods, Shrugs, and Occasional Threats08Chapter 6You Didn’t Hear This From Me09Chapter 7Manhood’s Overrated10Chapter 8Winners Don’t Cry11Chapter 9Glitter, Party of One12InterludeRed’s Interlude13Chapter 10Heroes Take the Bike Lane14InterludeCollector’s Interlude15Chapter 11Those Aren’t S’mores You’re Roasting16Chapter 12Mama Bear Don’t Play17InterludeCollector’s Interlude18Chapter 13Why Does the Ocean Wave?19Chapter 14Ding Dong, Country Strong20Chapter 15It’s Only Money, Honey21Chapter 16The Saving Grace of Rain22Chapter 17Homecoming, Hangars, and Headaches23Chapter 18We Are Gathered Here Today…24Chapter 19I Got You25Chapter 20This Uber Has Sirens26Chapter 21Promises Lost27Chapter 22Promises Found28EpilogueDon’t Call Me Blue