{"product_id":"the-dockporter-a-mackinac-island-novel-by-dave-mcveigh-2021","title":"The Dockporter: A Mackinac Island Novel by Dave McVeigh (2021) VERY GOOD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback in Very Good condition. Looks unread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Michigan Notable Books selection for 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's the summer of 1989. Jack McGuinn is a dockporter, transporting tourists’ luggage piled high in his bike basket on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a tiny summer resort where cars are outlawed and pedal-power rules. He’s wired the season a family cottage on the bluff, a dream job, and a loyal crew of hell-raising, tip-hustling buddies. When his old friend-turned-bitter rival challenges him to ride a record-setting load, he takes the bet and soon realizes he’s not just carrying suitcases; he’s carrying the future of the island, which is about to be paved over for profit. With the help of his pals on the dock and the love of a romantic, free-spirited Irish cellist named Erin, Jack digs deep to discover skills he didn't know he had. The Dockporter is an offbeat, nostalgic coming-of age-story that appeals to anyone who ever had a summer job. If Rushmore director Wes Anderson remade Caddyshack, but it emerged as a hybrid of Footloose and Meatballs (and was a book), it would be The Dockporter. Genre-smashing, hilariously fresh, yet refreshingly familiar, it's a novel about friends, family, love, luggage, and the summers we never forget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ex Libris Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43879192527075,"sku":"EXL002505","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/5675\/7951\/files\/57866547.jpg?v=1686237663","url":"https:\/\/www.exlibrismichigan.com\/products\/the-dockporter-a-mackinac-island-novel-by-dave-mcveigh-2021","provider":"Ex Libris Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}