93055 [first edition]

AVON Book #32474 ; October 1977; Printed in Canada; PBO Paperback Original 1st Ed; 205 Pages; ** Film Starred; Richard Thomas as Jimmy J., Susan Tyrrell plays Melba Lou, Deborah Benson plays Charlotte, Lisa Blount plays Billie Jean, Tom Hulce plays Hanley, Dennis Quaid plays Frank, Mary Kai Clark plays Pat, Dennis Christopher plays Eugene, Collin Wilcox Paxton plays Jimmy J.'s Mother; ** IMDB; When Jimmy's idol, JAMES DEAN, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunk and, finally, a tragedy. ** Goodreads rates this book 4.6 out of 5.0; ** Revered writer John Minahan is one of Quinton Tarantinos "absolute favorite" novelists and "9/30/55" is one of his Top-Four Favorite books. Based on a screenplay by James Bridges, the novel chronicles the story of an Arkansas college student devastated by the death of his idol, James Dean, on September 30, 1955. Its extremely rare to find "9/30/55" online; >>> Indents to covers; edge wear to covers; sticker residue to front cover; Minor wear to bottom of paper spine; creasng to paper spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.