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INSIDE TEN STORIES... A young girl at the zoo comes face-to-face with a four-hundred-pound gorilla that seems to be in on her guilty secret. When they steal a bike from a reclusive neighbor's shed, three middle school boys discover a history of tragic loss in their Adirondack town. A collegiate swimmer who's never been fooled by boys discovers that she's fooled herself over one: the young philosophy professor who swims in the university pool. When his older cousin meets a seductive woman in a 1969 Thunderbird, a boy gets a revealing look at the thrill of teenage life. A young state trooper carries a diamond ring in his pocket across an Arizona desert highway, hesitant to make his move, until circumstances speed things up. A veteran literature teacher comes to grips with the true power of final chapters on his last day in the classroom. Awash in the excitement of a lucrative first job, a fresh-faced college graduate gets a dose of reality on the streets of New York. Set in varied landscapes, these ten short stories provide glimpses of humanity from a multitude of angles. They tell of men, women, children, and families at different stages of life's journey: beginnings, endings, and stops along the way. Each portrays ordinary people at extraordinary moments - both joyful and tragic - that shape their experience of the world.

"An intelligent novel with an important message for teens and adults..." - ForeWord Clarion5-Star Review "...reminiscent of Dead Poets Society...recreates the intricate, intense boyhood bonds..." - Kirkus Reviews "Cumbo writes a tender coming-of-age novel...evocative of A Separate Peace." - Publisher's Weekly Twenty-one-year-old Matt Derby is a typical college senior: bright, open-minded, and full of potential. But he's also stuck in neutral, struggling with girl problems, a lack of direction, and decisions made difficult by too many choices. When a television news report tells the story of a heroic firefighter in a small Wyoming town, Matt recognizes someone he hasn't seen in nearly six years: his boarding school roommate, Trey Daniels, who disappeared after being expelled in tenth grade. Matt boards a flight headed west, aiming not only to visit his injured friend, but also to put off his own return to school and the big decisions that await him there. Once at cruising altitude, his flashbacks recall the formative days at the Ashford River School, and the memorable events that cemented their boyhood friendship before Trey's departure. Upon landing, Matt soon discovers the seemingly impulsive journey is nothing less than a pilgrimage that revisits his past, illuminates the present, and defines his future. The debut novel by Paul Cumbo chronicles the rugged path from adolescence to adulthood, the challenging decisions that determine our futures, and the powerful bonds of friendship and family that shape our lives along the way. A sympathetic but honest look at "Generation Y," Boarding Pass captures the simultaneous idealism, confusion, innocence, and potential of two American millennials at a defining moment of self-discovery. The novel is as much a coming-of-age tale as an introspective, critical look at the Baby-Boom version of the American Dream.