The Decemberists' Colin Meloy to write young adult novels about the Jersey Shore?!

Meloy Naw, Colin Meloy's got no love for Wildwood, despite the risk of dashing all of our hopes and dreams. The bespectacled frontman of the Thinking Man's Rock 'n' Roll Group The Decemberists has signed up to write a series of Young Adult novels called Wildwood. Meloy told NPR the series is "a classic tale of adventure, magic and danger, set in an alternate version of modern-day Portland, Ore." We're sure Meloy's version will be all twee and nice and Portlandic, but how much better would these book be if they were set in the seaside town where the entirety of the Great Northeast migrates to every summer weekend. But what could have been! Possible plot points for a Wildwood-themed young adult series? A young boy must dispose of all the used condoms he finds in and around Morey's Piers, all without catching chlamydia or doing any body shots, or his beloved home will sink into the depths of Atlantic Ocean. Oh, and he's magic or some shit. Okay, your turn!

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The Decemberists' Colin Meloy to write young adult novels about the Jersey Shore?!

POSTED: Friday, April 30, 2010, 9:35 PM

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Naw, Colin Meloy's got no love for Wildwood, despite the risk of dashing all of our hopes and dreams. The bespectacled frontman of the Thinking Man's Rock 'n' Roll Group The Decemberists has signed up to write a series of Young Adult novels called Wildwood. Meloy told NPR the series is "a classic tale of adventure, magic and danger, set in an alternate version of modern-day Portland, Ore." We're sure Meloy's version will be all twee and nice and Portlandic, but how much better would these book be if they were set in the seaside town where the entirety of the Great Northeast migrates to every summer weekend. But what could have been! Possible plot points for a Wildwood-themed young adult series? A young boy must dispose of all the used condoms he finds in and around Morey's Piers, all without catching chlamydia or doing any body shots, or his beloved home will sink into the depths of Atlantic Ocean. Oh, and he's magic or some shit. Okay, your turn!

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