Barnes, John, 1957-

Tales of the Madman underground : an historical romance 1973 / John Barnes. - New York : Viking, 2009. - 532 p. ; 22 cm.

In September 1973, as the school year begins in his depressed Ohio town, high-school senior Kurt Shoemaker determines to be "normal," despite his chaotic home life with his volatile, alcoholic mother and the deep loyalty and affection he has for his friends in the therapy group dubbed the Madman Underground.

ISBN: 9780670060818 067006081X

LCCN: 2009011072

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Emotional problems of teenagers.
Friendship.
Alcoholism.
Mothers and sons.
High schools.
Schools.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Ohio--History--20th century--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]