Bad Haircut

Bad Haircut
Tom Perrotta

The literary debut from the author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.Tom Perrotta's first novel takes readers to semi-fictional 'Cranwood', in small-town New Jersey. Set between fall 1969 and the summer of 1980, ‘Bad Haircut’ consists of ten tales; reflecting a coming-of-age in the 'kitsch' era of platforms and disco.The novel charts the struggles of a boy called Buddy with the timeless mysteries of sex, death, parents – and, of course, bad haircuts – as he grows from Cub Scout to college kid. A touching collection of tales, ‘Bad Haircut’ is Perrotta's perfect observation of the tribulations and tenderness of adolescence.

TOM PERROTTA

Bad Haircut: STORIES OF THE SEVENTIES

For Mary

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The Wiener Man (#uf5ededcc-baf1-5536-a752-ad4c91418270)

Chapter 2 - Thirteen (#uf39ade9b-ad9a-5f93-b357-35aca9d3446a)

Chapter 3 - Race Riot (#u13469017-5f1d-5c18-8a49-d051d23f937a)

Chapter 4 - Snowman (#uf92921ac-91c0-57e6-b8ca-43b1243a737c)

Chapter 5 - Forgiveness (#ud3e339c0-610a-556c-a3b8-4041d7215a73)

Chapter 6 - A Bill Floyd Xmas (#u3a0e0f21-d357-55fc-8ca9-ab4b1e47b3fb)

Chapter 7 - You Start to Live (#uaaa0081a-a145-5e7d-be81-3499828d6cd5)

Chapter 8 - The Jane Pasco Fan Club (#u34011b65-6f06-5008-a10e-83f15db763cc)

Chapter 9 - Just the Way We Were (#u2fe29d1b-3bde-5cee-9d85-dc9da3a0098e)

Chapter 10 - Wild Kingdom (#ue5400011-309b-5679-8328-3a818eb49403)

Acknowledgements (#u2b5bca10-5319-5a37-8c0f-f2b9426f9c5e)

About the Author (#ue0b64930-b2f6-5e28-9e98-488c8cbdea41)

Praise (#u4e12daf7-43fb-5ac9-ac43-bcd40d68aa22)

By the Same Author (#u009caf32-c83b-5d48-b302-5e867f90a1f7)

Copyright (#u0f7de242-c126-563d-b660-fe962f098c14)

About the Publisher (#udf0c900f-ba65-5a65-8285-79c932c32044)