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Blue summer [large print] : a novel / Jim Nichols.

Nichols, Jim, (author.).

Summary:

"At forty, Cal Shaw has seen better days, that's for sure, but it wasn't always like this. He grew up with his brother, Alvin, and his sister Julia, in the small Maine town of Baxter, confident in his own capabilities, especially regarding music. He took his happy life for granted, as lucky children often do. But everything changed when he was ten and his dad died in a freak accident. Soon, trouble, mostly in the form of a violent stepfather, found a home -- his home. As an escape, the Shaw kids turned to music lessons with family friend Uncle Gus, but it turns out no one can escape the violence and grief that rains down on the Shaws. Jim Nichols writes a riveting coming-of-age novel that examines the melancholy fate of a boy torn apart by loss and domestic abuse, and the justice he eventually delivers, all the while writing a beautiful melody to counter it all, a song he calls 'Blue Summer'"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781638081814
  • ISBN: 1638081816
  • Physical Description: 318 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Regular print version previously published by: Islandport Press.
Subject:
Loss (Psychology) > Fiction.
Stepfathers > Fiction.
Maine > Fiction.
Genre:
Large print books.
Coming-of-age fiction
Fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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