num_pages: 407
description: A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The son of a fortune teller bookish and an easy target for bullies Alex hasn't had the easiest childhood.But when he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count.So when aged seventeen Alex is stopped at customs with 113 grams of marijuana an urn full of ashes on the front seat and an entire nation in uproar he's fairly sure he's done the right thing ...Introducing a bright young voice destined to charm the world The Universe Versus Alex Woods is a celebration of curious incidents astronomy and astrology the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that form our world.
language: English
title: The Universe Versus Alex Woods
publisher: Redhook