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The night of the comet : A Novel. / George Bishop.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWSFrom the acclaimed author of Letter to My Daughter comes an engrossing coming-of-age tale that deftly conveys the hopes and heartaches of adolescence and the unfulfilled dreams that divide a family, played out against the backdrop of a small southern town in 1973. For his fourteenth birthday, Alan Broussard, Jr., receives a telescope from his father, a science teacher at the local high school who's eagerly awaiting what he promises will be the astronomical event of the century: the coming of Comet Kohoutek. For Alan Broussard, Sr.--frustrated in his job, remote from his family--the comet is a connection to his past and a bridge to his son, with whom he's eager to share his love for the stars. But the only heavenly body Junior has any interest in is his captivating new neighbor and classmate, Gabriella Martello, whose bedroom sits within eyeshot of his telescope's lens....
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- ISBN: 9780345538796 (electronic bk)
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.
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Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Ballantine Books, 2013. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2217 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB). |
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