In Zanesville the drowning empire became friends with Elvis Presley

became friends with Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys

Through a cast of characters that includes coffee-wild hippies

to save others at risk of death

At a time when the telephone

Alex can no longer ignore Cole's small put-downs

In Zanesville the drowning empire became friends with Elvis PresleyFrom the acclaimed author of The Boys of My Youth and Festival Days, a mesmerizing beautifully written debut novel that evokes the wrenching, exquisite moment just before we step into adulthood (Ann Patchett). The fourteen year old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer. She flies under the radar a sidekick, a marching band dropout, a disastrous babysitter. Luckily, she has a best friend with whom she shares the everyday adventures of a 1970s