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Last Stop This Town [Kindle Edition]

David Steinberg
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Book Description

The debut novel from "American Pie" series screenwriter David H. Steinberg. It's the last weekend before high school graduation, and as they prepare to go their separate ways, four life-long friends spend a wild and raucous night in New York City that forces them to face their fear of growing up... and growing apart.

West Hartford, Connecticut. Growing up in the suburbs is a mind-numbingly boring experience for most teenagers, and high school seniors Dylan, Noah, Pike, and Walker are no exception. They spend their days testing how fast they can drive on the local residential streets, bribing homeless dudes to buy them beer, and attending crappy house parties. So when Dylan proposes that they spend their last weekend of high school in New York City attending an underground rave, the guys are ready to make some serious memories.

In New York, though, the guys have run-ins with a drug dealer with a penchant for fire extinguishers, a Chinese restaurant owner with a score to settle, an Albanian street gang, con men, hookers, performance artists, and a gaggle of hot, degenerate, rich girls. Over the course of one incredible night, their outrageous journey gives the guys a bonding experience they'll never forget, as they learn that part of growing up means they're going to have to face their futures on their own.

(Parental advisory: This book contains strong language, drinking, drugs, and sexual situations, all involving teens.)

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"A rollicking shocker of a teen romp." -Anne Fortier, author of the international bestseller "Juliet"

"[A]ll the raunch of THE HANGOVER with all the heart of STAND BY ME... done with surprising elegance." -Damon Lindelof, co-creator of "Lost"

"As hysterical as it is touching, Last Stop This Town is destined to be a classic. It captures the humor and heartache of high school with perfection." -Samm Levine, "Freaks & Geeks"

"I found myself both laughing out loud and AWWW-ing every other page.... [T]here were both tender and funny moments ... showcasing the array of emotions that these teens experienced.... 10 out of 10." -Tumbling Books

"This will surely become a timeless teen story... that will greatly define the zeitgeist of teen culture for this new decade." -The Independent Florida Alligator

"Steinberg has crafted a novel that is impressively in touch with this generation and speaks honestly to it... Last Stop This Town is an example of the coming-of-age narrative done right." --USC Daily Trojan

"He validates the tumultuous teenage years we all pretend were nothing, giving weight to the struggles we aren't quite ready to admit to." --Duke Chronicle

"Packed with raunchy humour and hold-on-tight-to-your-socks action, Last Stop This Town is a delightfully entertaining, surprisingly elegant, and intensely gripping story." --Bookish

About the Author

David H. Steinberg is the screenwriter of the cult classic movie Slackers, National Lampoon's Barely Legal, and several films in the American Pie series. He grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, entered Yale at age 16, and earned his law degree from Duke, where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. He practiced law for four years before abandoning his legal career to attend the USC School of Cinema-Television.

Steinberg has written extensively for film and television. "Last Stop This Town" is his first novel.

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  • File Size: 309 KB
  • Print Length: 194 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1469902664
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007N7JH1Q
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A fun, quick read. retiredandlovinit  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
This was a good story with moderately developed characters and a decent plot. M. A. Grant  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Slouching Towards West Hartford March 20, 2012
Format:Paperback
An absolutely engaging and ageless coming of age narrative. Deftly avoiding cliched caricature, Steinberg's teens grow with each passing page. The warmth, humor, and awkward moments which comprise the characters' interactions are vividly rendered. Young adults will be drawn instantly into a familiar and relatable reality wherein their present and future seem inexorably merged. Adults will revel in the nostalgic warmth of a fleeting period in life where inhibitions could be shed, friends were all around, and life's possibilities seemed to cascade endlessly. You will leave wanting more.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Read March 22, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
This book pulled me in instantly. It was very well written and I enjoyed being taken on this imaginative journey with the author. Youth, life and experience as told by someone who obviously can lay the story out in a way that keeps you engaged till the end. I kept on looking at the pages hoping it wasn't going to end. It did. A worthy read it was.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The perils of coming of age all come alive March 18, 2012
By Lgretep
Format:Paperback
This is a raw electric teen suburban moment in growing up, bottled. I really felt like I was there. No, really. A coming of age tale has never felt so true, so familiar. Already hoping for a sequel, to see where these characters go, what they become, and how... After Hours meets Stand By Me meets 200 Cigarettes meets stodgy old blue blazer-clad West Hartford.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Packed with raunchy humour and hold-on-tight-to-your-socks action, Last Stop This Town is a delightfully entertaining, surprisingly elegant, and intensely gripping story of four friends' last weekend together. And boy, what a weekend it turns out to be! From the screenwriter of "American Pie" series, David H. Steinberg, comes a brilliant and refreshing tale of friendship, growing older and growing apart. It might not be the most profoundly meaningful novel out there, but one absolutely worth reading nevertheless.

Four life-long friends: Dylan, Noah, Pike, and Walker. Last weekend before high school graduation. An a brilliant idea to spend it in New York. That's basically the premise of this book. Add to that a whole lot of crazy (with a capital "C") events - from troubles with drug-dealers, to dangerous encounters with street gangs - and what you'll get is one explosive mix. Considering that this book is only 194 pages long, it's remarkable how many plot twists are crammed into it. And in a good way! I honestly didn't have time to pause and catch my breath, I breezed through the whole thing in just a few short hours. As a matter of fact, reading this book felt less like reading and more like watching a good old-school comedy movie. I found myself entirely captivated and laughing out loud. Okay, more like snorting and shaking my head in amusement, but still!

I liked all the characters a lot. All four guys are so very different from each other and I loved watching them interacting with one another. The dialogues were fresh, natural and sparkly. Their good-natured, semi-serious bickering was so entertaining and heart-warming, it reminded me of my old group of friends, and I'm pretty sure I teared up a couple of times (yes, I'm sentimental like that).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A fun read August 13, 2012
By David
Format:Kindle Edition
Steinberg captures the feelings of boys who are, in fits and starts, growing into the men the will be. The charcters behave like teen boys think (if my memory serves) without the author condescending. Similar to an old person's acknowledgment of mortality, these guys are savoring the joys they know will end with approaching adulthood.

One reviewer expressed revulsion at a description os sexual behavior early in the book and reports deleting it. If the author excised sexual thoughts and expression, he could not have produced more than a couple of pages of discription of teenage boys. [Note: This book is not pornography. It simply does not avoid what is almost always central to the thoughts of these characters and to actual teenagers (unless they have changed remarkably since I was young).]
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Last Stop This Town by David H. Steinberg March 25, 2012
Format:Paperback
Last Stop This Town is about the last weekend before High School Graduation for 4 seniors -Dylan, Noah, Pike, and Walker. Growing up in a boring suburb town in Connecticut, they decide to make their last weekend eventful and memorable by going to a rave in NYC. Little did they know what was in store on the journey to get to the rave.

Last Stop This Town took me right back to high school, I loved going to raves and had a few interesting weekends myself. I really enjoyed this coming of age book, it was well written and the characters were very interesting. This was a quick read that kept my interest through out the entire book. The adventures that these four guys had were humorous and entertaining. Last Stop This Town does contain strong language, drinking, drugs, and sexual situations which makes it more for the mature young adult crowd, specifically male. However, female YA and adults will love it too.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! April 28, 2013
By Necole3
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I wish it had an epilogue to see where they all are now. It would be cool to do a reunion story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars American Graffiti Meets Catcher In The Rye April 11, 2013
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This is a terrific coming of age story that is pitch perfect for this part of the 21st century. The events are entirely believable and the characters better than their stereotypes. It is a quick read that captures and holds your attention. If you work with high school seniors, then you will easily see the truth in this story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable!
I really enjoyed this book. It did a good job of capturing those last few months of high school. I thought the author also did a good job at capturing those emotions that swell as... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Rainier Rilke
2.0 out of 5 stars Last Stop
Silly read about kids that have everything given to them and screw it up . Foul language and a total waste of time.
Published 2 months ago by M. Belken
4.0 out of 5 stars quick, funny read
from the creator of American Pie, this is about what you'd expect. funny, entertaining, enjoyable book. good book to read for fun in between bigger books.
Published 5 months ago by Bingo
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty effective coming-of-age tale
Four friends (all well-to-do boys from Connecticut) have crazy sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll-type adventures on their last two weekends of high school. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Eric
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!
I really enjoyed this book -- it is a fast read, and it was fun to tag along with this group of friends on their last high school adventure before graduation.
Published 6 months ago by Berri
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Entertaining.
Fast, fun & sexy...an enjoyable ride along. It makes you glad you missed the graduation & and all the insane stuff that go's along with it.
Published 10 months ago by Kodiak Snow Bunny
3.0 out of 5 stars Very simply story with no real meaning
I got the book free and it is not something I would pay for. It was an easy read but a very simple plot and no real meaning to the actions taken by the characters. Read more
Published 10 months ago by bmc
4.0 out of 5 stars Like a Prequel to "The Hangover"
Reading "Last Stop This Town" was like reading the screenplay for a hilarious buddy flick. Never having been a teenage boy, I was still able to relate to the characters and where... Read more
Published 10 months ago by smp0819
4.0 out of 5 stars For sure a night to remember
The action kept coming. Just when you think it can't get any crazier, the night in New York has more to offer. The four main characters are distinctly written. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Juin Charnell
4.0 out of 5 stars I can see the movie coming!
A fun, quick read. Seems like a great set-up for a movie script: Ferris Buehler meets Hangover with a side of Stephanie Plum! Read more
Published 11 months ago by retiredandlovinit
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More About the Author

David H. Steinberg grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, entered Yale at age 16, and earned his law degree from Duke University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. Despite his professed intelligence, it took him four years of practicing law in Atlanta and New York to realize he hated being a lawyer. He quit cold turkey and drove across country with his dad to attend USC's Peter Stark Producing Program.

Just when he'd blown through his savings, Steinberg sold his first screenplay "Slackers" which went on to become a cult classic movie (read: bomb) starring Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, and Jamie King. And thus began his wildly uneven teen comedy career, which includes several films in the "American Pie" franchise, "National Lampoon's Barely Legal," and the remake of the 1980's classic "Porky's."

In addition to his raunchy sex comedies, Steinberg has written several respectable animated movies like "Puss in Boots" and "Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games." In television, he's written a bunch of TV pilots for the networks but none of them ever got made so no one's ever heard of them. As a director, Steinberg created the award-winning short film, "The Babysitter," which garnered over four million online views on Atom.com, and recently made his feature directorial debut on the totally sweet (and not-at-all perverted) romantic comedy "Miss Dial," set for release in late 2012.

"Last Stop This Town" is his first novel. Whether he writes another one depends on you.

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