<p>Banished to the early 1960's hinterlands of Wyoming, rebellious Lydia Callahan and her 13-year-old son Sam have no choice but to cope. But while Lydia drinks and talks to the moose head on the wall, Sam finds a friend in local girl Maurey Pierce. One of the wildest, raunchiest, most heartfelt coming-of-age novels of the past 30 years, <i>Skipped Parts </i>puts Tim Sandlin in the upper echelon of contemporary comic novelists. Called "somewhere between <i>The Catcher in the Rye </i>and <i>Even Cowgirls Get the Blues</i>" by the <i>Los Angeles Times, </i>this <i>New York Times </i>Notable Book will capture a new generation of readers with its wit and soul.</p>