Ever wonder what Repairman Jack was like growing up? Here's your answer.
Everyone loves senior Carson Toliver, the captain and quarterback of the football team, heartthrob of South Burlington County Regional High—especially the girls. Even Jack’s best friend Weezy has a crush on him. And unlike most of the popular kids at school, he’s not stuck up. Jack even sees him defending a piney kid who is being bullied in the hall. Which is why Jack is so surprised when Weezy tells him that Carson took her on a date and attacked her.
Jack tries to convince her to report Carson, but Weezy would rather just forget it ever happened. She begs him not to tell anyone, and Jack reluctantly agrees. But then Carson starts telling his own version of what happened that night and suddenly everyone is calling her “Easy Weezy.” Jack’s concern turns to rage. Carson needs to be taught a lesson. With the help of the pineys—reclusive inhabitants of the mysterious Jersey Pine Barrens who have secrets of their own—Jack finds a way to exact secret vengeance…
In F. Paul Wilson's third young adult novel, the teenage Jack demonstrates the skills that will serve him later in life as the urban mercenary known as Repairman Jack.
"This third book in the Young Repairman Jack series has all the sinister elements of its predecessors, and parts that are more like a contemporary high school novel about bullying and revenge. Wilson’s writing style is clean, humorous, and descriptive." (Voya)
“Wilson’s final YA adventure offering a peep into the teen years of Repairman Jack...Fans, teen and adult, will be in heaven.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“As with the other two entries in this young-adult series, Wilson writes to his audience, not down to it. This series has been a welcome way to get more out of his creation.” (Bookgasm)
"A swift, compelling page-turner with some wise takes on the ways of teenagers." (Ed Gorman)
"I enjoyed the book wholeheartedly. Repairman Jack is a fabulous character, as a teenager and as an adult," (Guys Litwire)
For readers age 10 and up.