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Author Brandon, John (John Owen), author.

Title Ivory shoals : a novel / John Brandon.

Publication Info. San Francisco : McSweeney's, [2021]
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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  F BRANDON, J.    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  F BRANDON, J.    Storage
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  FIC BRAN    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  F BRANDON    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Adult Fiction  FIC BRANDON    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Adult Fiction  F BRANDON, JOHN    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  BRANDON    Check Shelf
Description 293 pages ; 23 cm
Summary Twelve-year-old Gussie Dwyer--audacious, resilient, determined to adhere to the morals his mother instilled in him--undertakes to trek across the sumptuous yet perilous peninsula of post-Civil War Florida in search of his father, a man who has no idea of his son's existence. Gussie's journey sees him cross paths with hardened Floridians of every stripe, from the brave and noble to a bevy of cutthroat villains, none worse than his amoral shark of a half brother. Will he survive his quest, and at what cost? Rich in deadpan humor as well as visceral details that illuminate a diverse cast of characters, the novel uncovers deep truths about family and self-determination as the reader tracks Gussie's dangerous odyssey out of childhood. Ivory Shoals is an unforgettable story from a contemporary master.
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Gussie Dwyer sets off to search for his father, a man he's never met, in post-Civil War Florida. Along the way, he meets Floridians of every type.
Subject Boys -- Florida -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Boys -- Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.
Florida -- History -- 1865- -- Fiction.
Boys. (OCoLC)fst00837358
Brothers. (OCoLC)fst00839665
Fathers and sons. (OCoLC)fst00921899
Orphans. (OCoLC)fst01048433
Quests (Expeditions) (OCoLC)fst01085708
Florida. (OCoLC)fst01205150
Chronological Term Since 1865
Genre/Form Bildungsromans. (OCoLC)fst01726536
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Novels.
Historical fiction.
Bildungsromans.
ISBN 9781952119170 hardcover
1952119170 hardcover
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