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003    OCoLC 
005    20151014031420.0 
008    151007t20152015nyua          000 fdeng d 
020    9780062325891|q(hardcover) 
020    0062325892|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)922982152 
040    FMG|beng|erda|cFMG|dFMG|dOI6|dOCLCO|dJAO|dOCLCO|dWVU 
043    n-us-wv|an-us-fl 
049    CKEA 
050 14 PS3558.I224|bC37 2015 
082 04 813/.54|223 
100 1  Hickam, Homer H.,|d1943-|eauthor. 
245 10 Carrying Albert home :|bthe somewhat true story of a man, 
       his wife, and her alligator /|cHomer Hickam. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of 
       HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2015] 
264  4 |c©2015 
300    xvii, 398 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "This book is a work of fiction"--verso. 
500    "The long-awaited prequel to the bestselling memoir Rocket
       Boys"-- dust jacket. 
520    Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author)
       were high school classmates in the West Virginia 
       coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began.
       When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to 
       Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy
       Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for 
       New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed 
       and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields, 
       married to Homer. Unfulfilled as a miner's wife, Elsie was
       reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every day because
       of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she
       raised in the only bathroom in the house. When Albert 
       scared Homer by grabbing his pants, he gave Elsie an 
       ultimatum: "Me or that alligator!" After giving it some 
       thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do: 
       Carry Albert home. 
650  0 Man-woman relationships|vFiction. 
650  0 Husband and wife|vFiction. 
650  0 Alligators as pets|vFiction. 
650  0 Automobile travel|vFiction. 
650  0 Coal miners|vFiction. 
650  7 Man-woman relationships.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01007080 
650  7 Husband and wife.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00964385 
650  7 Alligators as pets.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00805634 
650  7 Automobile travel.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00823217 
650  7 Coal miners.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00865316 
651  0 Florida|vFiction. 
651  0 West Virginia|vFiction. 
651  7 Florida.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205150 
651  7 West Virginia.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205316 
655  7 Humorous fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Domestic fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographical fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Love stories.|2gsafd 
655  7 Road fiction.|2gsafd 
655  7 Fiction.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423787 
700 1  |iPrequel to:|aHickam, Homer H.,|d1943-|tRocket boys. 
994    92|bCKE