This National Book Award winner tells the story of John Grady Cole who, at 16, finds himself at the dying end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself. A true American original.--Newsweek.This National Book Award winner tells the story of John Grady Cole who, at 16, finds himself at the dying end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself. A true American original.--Newsweek. Winner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults and National Book Awards and National Book Critics Circle Awards.