Half his age : a novel
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New York, NY : Ballantine Books, [2026]
ISBN
9780593723739 (hardcover), 0593723732 (hardcover)
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FICTION MCCURDY, J.
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First edition.
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276 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Waldo is ravenous. Horny. Blunt. Naive. Wise. Impulsive. Lonely. Angry. Forceful. Hurting. Perceptive. Endlessly wanting. And the thing she wants most of all: Mr. Korgy, her creative writing teacher with the wife and the kid and the mortgage and the bills, with the dead dreams and the atrophied looks and the growing paunch. She doesn't know why she wants him. Is it his passion? His life experience? The fact that he knows books and films and things that she doesn't? Or is it purer than that, rooted in their unlikely connection, their kindred spirits, the similar filter with which they each take in the world around them? Or, perhaps, it's just enough that he sees her when no one else does. Startlingly perceptive, mordantly funny, and keenly poignant, Half His Age is a rich character study of a yearning seventeen-year-old who disregards all obstacles--or attempts to overcome them--in her effort to be seen, to be desired, to be loved.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

McCurdy, J. (2026). Half his age: a novel. (First edition). Ballantine Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

McCurdy, Jennette, 1992-. 2026. Half His Age: A Novel. Ballantine Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

McCurdy, Jennette, 1992-. Half His Age: A Novel. Ballantine Books, 2026.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

McCurdy, J. (2026). Half his age: a novel. First edn New York, NY: Ballantine Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

McCurdy, Jennette. Half His Age: A Novel. First edition, Ballantine Books, 2026.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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