Meet John Gullivan, age thirteen, obsessed with the moles that dot most of his body. Meet his brother Gully, who can't stop laughing at them. Now meet the brothers ten years later, in the middle of the most ferocious blizzard anyone can remember. Set in an Irish working-class suburb of Boston in the 1960s and 1970s, Puff centers on a quest as the soon-to-be-orphaned brothers, posing as rescue personnel, attempt to steer their dilapidated van through insurmountable snow, all to score a bag of pot.

Trapped in their own ruse and forced to act the part of the saviors they are pretending to be, the brothers run into an endless stream of foes and obstacles: the cops, their childhood priest, a knife-wielding maniac, and the ill all stand in the way of their elusive high. A raucous caper, Puff is as hilarious as it is heartfelt and will resonate with old and young alike.

Author: Bob Flaherty
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 02/01/2005
Pages: 269
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780060751524


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2004 pg. 1105
Publishers Weekly 01/10/2005 pg. 36
Booksense '76 February 2005 02/01/2005 pg. 1
Entertainment Weekly 03/04/2005 pg. 78
Booklist 01/01/2005 pg. 814

About the Author
Flaherty, Bob: - Bob Flaherty was born and raised in Boston and its surrounding towns and now lives in Western Massacusetts with his wife Annemarie, with whom he operates a birthday party business. They have 3 sons. Bob has, at various times, been an actor, a director, a cartoonist, a sportscaster, a talk show host, a tour guide, a storyteller, a disabled bus driver, a master of ceremonies, a hanger of gutters, a singer of national anthems and a baseball coach.