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Back when starry-eyed inventors dreamed up airborne contraptions, not online social networks, a teenage visionary named Peter Leroy built an aerocycle in his parents' garage and flew it solo across the country. At least that's what the proud residents of his hometown of Babbington, N.Y., think Peter did. Turns out he did cross the country, but strictly speaking, he never quite got off the ground. More than 40 years later, conscience-stricken by the effect his legend has had on the town, Peter goes about writing a memoir to set the record straight...
...novel can be when it slips the surly bonds of realism. Kraft's characters don't talk like people actually talk. They're more witty, more astute, and they express themselves with infinitely more pizazz. This is true even of Peter's winged steed, the charmingly anthropomorphized Spirit of Babbington, which may not be an ace at lifting off but proves a surprisingly excellent road buddy. The effect is like a happy-go-lucky Nabokov, with all the road-tripping wordplay and none of the incest. It's a joy to watch Kraft resuscitate stale idioms with a simple twist...
...junior year, the sopt-spoken Falmouth native takes no unnecessary risks with her natural gifts. Her practice sessions, like those of several other teammates, are carefully tailored by assistant coach John Babbington to avoid the unnatural stress that so often causes problems in runners...
...summary: SECOND TEAM. BROWN 1914. Lingard, Murdock, l.e. r.e., Leith Blodgett, Reed, l.t. r.t., King Wulsin, Allen, l.g. r.g., Hazard, Donovan Eager, c. c., Robertson O'Hare, r.g. l.g., Babbington Jenckes, Lawson, r.t. l.t., Torry Paine, Eckfeldt, r.e. l.e., Campbell, Langdon Callander, q.b. q.b., Burnell French, l.h.b. r.h.b., Austin, Metcalf Hardwick, Weil, r.h.b. l.h.b., Patton, Whitmarsh Page, Ohler, f.b. f.b., Jones...
BROWN SQUAD. 1E. A. Adams. 3 G. A. Adams. 5 Ashbaugh. 7 Austin. 9 Babbington. 11 Bannigan. 13 Bean. 15 Bingham. 17 Campbell. 19 Corp. 21 Crowther. 23 Donovan. 25 Dow. 27 Fisher. 29 Goldberg. 31 Hagard. 33 High. 35 Jones. 37 Kratz. 39 Kulp. 41 Langdon. 43 McKay. 45 Marble. 47 Medbury. 49 Moore. 51 Mulcahey. 53 Sisson. 55 Smith. 57 Sprackling. 59 Taylor. 61 Tewkesbury. 63 Trumball. 65 Wakefield. HARVARD SQUAD. 2 Amory. 4 Blodgett. 6 Bush. 8 Campbell. 10 Corbett. 12 Felton. 14 Fisher. 16 T. Frothingham. 18 Gardner. 20 Graustein. 22 Hann. 24 Hollister. 26 Huntington...