title: Working Parts: A Novel
author: Bledsoe
description: <i>Working Parts</i> examines the life of a smart, funny, accomplished woman who finally faces the hard truth that, at the age of 27, she cannot read. Lori Taylor makes a pact with her best friend, fellow bike mechanic Miguel, that she will learn to read if he, a virgin, learns to kiss. This book follows these best buddies, a lesbian and a straight man, as they confront then try to overcome their secret shames. Lucy Jane Bledsoe creates believable, lovable, well-rounded characters while examining important social issues of literacy, race, age, class, physical appearance, and bicycle maintenance.
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  ## **Contents**
  
  
    
  
  
  [Title](part0001.html#UGI0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Copyright © 2020](part0002.html#1T140-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Books by Nathan Hystad](part0003.html#2RHM0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0004.html#3Q280-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [One](part0005.html#4OIQ0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Two](part0006.html#5N3C0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Three](part0007.html#6LJU0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Four](part0008.html#7K4G0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Five](part0009.html#8IL20-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Six](part0010.html#9H5K0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Seven](part0011.html#AFM60-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Eight](part0012.html#BE6O0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Nine](part0013.html#CCNA0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Ten](part0014.html#DB7S0-f0e49318a2174723abcd2bf9f5d218e7)
  
  
  [Eleven](part0015.html#E9OE0-f0e49318a217472