The Obstacle Course

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480423947

<DIV><b>After growing up in a hardscrabble Maryland town, a teenage boy will stop at nothing to pursue his dream </b></div><DIV><BR>It&rsquo;s 1957, and fifteen-year-old Roy Poole has again been awakened by the nightly argument between his mother, his sister, and his hard-drinking father. Roy sneaks away after the old man passes out, and hitches a ride to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, to use its brutal obstacle course, which he can run better than most midshipmen. Whenever he&rsquo;s navigating the ropes, gullies, and jumps, Roy finds that he&rsquo;s able to leave his troubles behind.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Roy&rsquo;s dream is to join the Academy as a midshipman, but after years of bad grades and mishaps, Annapolis is a long shot. When a chance encounter with a retired admiral sets him on the path to a better life, Roy will face his greatest obstacle yet.</div>