Almost California: Being Young Hurts Like Hell (Or Dreams, Bruises, and the Backseat of a Ford)
Jul 2026 · RP Books
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In a small Wisconsin town in the 1980s, Bob and his friends are trying to survive senior year, first love, and the secrets that threaten to pull them apart. Raw, tender, and deeply human, this young adult coming-of-age novel explores friendship, guilt, heartbreak, and the hope of finding a way forward.
In a small Wisconsin town in the 1980s, Bob and his friends are trying to survive senior year, first love, and the secrets that threaten to pull them apart. Raw, tender, and deeply human, this young adult coming-of-age novel explores friendship, guilt, heartbreak, and the hope of finding a way fo...
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Robert Stanek is a dad, husband, and author whose books have reached readers around the world. He completed his first novel in 1986 and has been writing ever since, building a wide-ranging body of work that now includes more than 150 published books across fiction, fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, children’s books, classroom-friendly reading, historical fiction, literary works, and nonfiction. Over the course of his career, Stanek’s books have been read by millions of people and recognized with awards for excellence and outstanding contributions to the writing community. Dubbed 'A Face Behind the Future' by The Olympian in the 1990s, he has spent decades helping shape the future of the written word through print, digital, and audio publishing. In his fiction, he transports readers into imagined worlds and unforgettable places, from the epic landscapes of Ruin Mist to a BIG little place called Bugville. When Stanek brought Ruin Mist to audio in 2005, the books rose to #1 on Audible for fourteen consecutive weeks and remained on the Kids & YA Top 10 for the next three years. Robert Stanek’s books are now being relaunched in definitive new editions for a new era of readers. These restored, revised, expanded, and newly presented editions are designed to make every series easier to discover, easier to enter, and more rewarding to revisit — a modern reading experience for both first-time readers and longtime fans. As part of this definitive relaunch, readers will encounter Stanek’s work through three related author bylines. R. Stanek presents children’s books, classroom-friendly reading, and early YA works. W. R. Stanek brings together thrillers, science fiction, and epic fantasy. Robert Stanek represents historical fiction, literary works, legacy editions, and the broader author canon. Across all of these works, Stanek’s storytelling is rooted in imagination, adventure, resilience, emotional truth, and the belief that books can open doors for readers of every age. Whether writing for young readers, fantasy fans, classroom audiences, or readers of historical and contemporary fiction, he continues to create stories meant to be discovered, remembered, and passed on. Readers can learn more at robert-stanek.com.
Robert Stanek is a dad, husband, and author whose books have reached readers around the world. He completed his first novel in 1986 and has been writing ever since, building a wide-ranging body of work that now includes more than 150 published books across fiction, fantasy, science fiction, thril...
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