01775cam a2200361u 4500 37183068 OCoLC 20190501232452.0 ta 990416r19971996nyu 000 1 eng d 96000878 0671001752 (pbk.) : $12.00 9780671001759 (pbk.) (OCoLC)37183068 JRS JRS OCL OCLCQ BAKER BTCTA n-us--- M9EA Pelletier, Cathie. Beaming Sonny home Cathie Pelletier. New York : Washington Square Press, 1997. 279 p. ; 18 cm. Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, 1996. When Mattie turns on the evening news to discover that her wayward son, Sonny, is the top story, she's afraid he might have shot the president and that would be "one little fracas she wouldn't be able to get him out of." It turns out that Sonny has not shot "that nice Mr. Clinton," but instead has taken two women and a poodle hostage in his ex-wife's trailer. Soon all of Maine and - thanks to CNN - folks across the country and world are glued to their TVs as the bizarre drama plays itself out. This is a memorable story that will make you laugh out loud, but ultimately Cathie Pelletier's gentle understanding of the dignity and pain inherent in the relationship between mother and child will haunt you. Maine author. Young men United States Psychology Fiction. Hostage negotiations United States Fiction. Mothers and sons United States Fiction. Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction. Humorous fiction. gsafd 2 23459 23459 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2017-01-19 3 PELL 6687 2025-04-05 2025-03-18 12.00 2017-01-19 BOOK