
The Impossible Fortress
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Narrated by:
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Griffin Newman
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By:
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Jason Rekulak
A dazzling debut novel - at once a charming romance, a hilarious crime caper, and a moving coming-of-age story - about what happens when a 14-year-old boy pretends to seduce a girl to steal a copy of Playboy but then discovers she is his computer-loving soul mate.
Billy Marvin's first love was a computer. Then he met Mary Zelinsky.
Do you remember your first love?
The Impossible Fortress begins with a magazine. The year is 1987, and Playboy has just published scandalous photographs of Vanna White, from the popular TV game show Wheel of Fortune. For three teenage boys - Billy, Alf, and Clark - who are desperately uneducated in the ways of women, the magazine is somewhat of a Holy Grail: priceless beyond measure and impossible to attain. So, they hatch a plan to steal it.
The heist will be fraught with peril: a locked building, intrepid police officers, rusty fire escapes, leaps across rooftops, electronic alarm systems, and a hyperactive Shih Tzu named Arnold Schwarzenegger. Failed attempt after failed attempt leads them to a genius master plan - they'll swipe the security code to Zelinsky's convenience store by seducing the owner's daughter, Mary Zelinsky. It becomes Billy's mission to befriend her and get the information by any means necessary. But Mary isn't your average teenage girl. She's a computer loving expert coder, already strides ahead of Billy in ability, with a wry sense of humor and a hidden big heart. But what starts as a game to win Mary's affection leaves Billy with a gut-wrenching choice: deceive the girl who may well be his first love or break a promise to his best friends.
At its heart, The Impossible Fortress is a tender exploration of young love, true friends, and the confusing realities of male adolescence - with a dash of old-school computer programming.
©2017 Jason Rekulak (P)2017 Simon & Schuster AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















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An interesting and enjoyable story
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Clever book for those growing up in the 70s-80s.
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This is the guys version of "Clueless ".
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Delightful page-turner with terrific narration.
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It’s a short book, which is my primary critique. But it’s because it’s tight and well executed in every way so it’s it really a negative. The narration was spot on and extremely well done. Left me curious and questioning aspects that I’ve never thought about before. Like “what was the talent’s strategy for the various characters and what direction was he given to perform that phrase in that way”. I loved it.
Quick & fun
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The character progression.
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It's GOOD!
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Great story!
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Not just for young adults
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