C. D. Payne Bücher

Das witzige Tagebuch eines 14jährigen, der mit allerlei makabren Anschlägen versucht, seine angebetete Sommerferienliebe aus einem strengen Internat herauszuholen und dabei von einer Klemme in die andere gerät.

Mal himmelhochjauchzend mal zu Tode betrübt berichtet Nick von seinen fleischlichen Gelüsten, Sehnsüchten, Phantasien, Verlegenheiten und Peinlichkeiten, die einen pubertierenden 14jährigen bewegen.

Nick Twisp ist zurück und bleibt unverändert. Er schildert humorvoll die Freuden und Probleme des Heranwachsens, den Stress mit Eltern, Konflikte mit Freunden und die Herausforderungen in der Liebe.

Navigating the complex terrain of memory, Douglas Payne's debut chapbook explores themes of apostasy, pain, intoxication, lust, and loss. With unflinching grace, it captures the beauty and brutality of these experiences, offering readers a poignant reflection on the human condition.

The hilarious, take-no-prisoners novel about a cynical, sex-obsessed teenager's pining love for an intelligent girl—the basis for the major motion picture starring Michael Cera. Youth in Revolt is the journals of Nick Twisp, California's most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and lose his virginity result in his transformation from an unassuming fourteen-year-old to a modern youth in open revolt. As his family splinters, worlds collide, and the police block all routes out of town, Nick must cope with economic deprivation, homelessness, the gulag of the public schools, a competitive type-A father, murderous canines, and an inconvenient hair trigger on his erectile response—all while vying ardently for the affections of the beauteous Sheeni Saunders, teenage goddess, and ultimate intellectual goad.

Nick Twisp is back! America's most literate teen diarist returns with more riotous adventures through the land mines of 21st century adolescence. This sequel to C.D. Payne's acclaimed first novel "Youth in Revolt" finds love-struck Nick Twisp still on the lam from the law and his parents. Our 14-year-old hero (and his multiplying alter egos) now must battle blizzards, back-stabbing aliens, vengeful parents, and school officials determined to schedule him into girls' gym. He conspires to play cupid, journeys south of the border on a secret mission, takes some gunplay lessons from his distraught mom, and still finds time to confide all to his diary while inadvertently wreaking havoc in cyberspace. A must-read for Nick Twisp fans.

So what exactly happened to those teen fugitives, Nick and Sheeni, after that fateful last day in Paris? A new generation of Twisps and Saunders explore these mysteries and more in this rollicking conclusion (Book 6) of the Nick Twisp saga. Like Nick, young Noel Wescott strives for love and escape, but soon finds his life veering wildly off course. The laughs multiply as Noel must hit the road to dodge the cops and confront ever more Twispian challenges. And don’t miss Young and Revolting, Book 5 in the hilarious Nick Twisp series, which also is available now.

The revolt (and laughs) continue in Book 5 as Nick and Sheeni duck the FBI and assorted angry parents by escaping to Paris. Try as he might to lie low, blend in, and even learn a little French, Nick soon finds himself the elusive target of a storm of European media attention. Oui, America’s most dangerous teenager may be too outrageous for the French. Prepare for more uproarious surprises as Nick experiences life and love with a continental flavor. And don’t miss “Revoltingly Young,” the concluding novel (Book 6) in the hilarious Nick Twisp saga, also available now.

This dark comic tale has it all: drinking, smoking, adultery, murder, suicide, cats, donuts, and lots of zany poetry. The man in charge is R. Daniel Nixon (first name Richard), a tall, bald poet who can't seem to get a break: not from life or from the women he pursues. Join Danny in his quest to prove that poetry (and poets) can be bold, sexy, and vastly entertaining.