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St. Lucy's home for girls raised by wolves : stories / by Karen Russell.
A "San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times," and "Chicago Tribune "Best Book of the Year In these ten glittering stories, debut author Karen Russell takes us to the ghostly and magical swamps of the Florida Everglades. Here wolf-like girls are reformed by nuns, a family makes their living wrestling alligators in a theme park, and little girls sail away on crab shells. Filled with stunning inventiveness and heart, St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" "introduces a radiant new writer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307276674 (pbk., 2007)
- ISBN: 0307263983 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780307263988 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: 246 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Knopf : c2006.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Ava wrestles the alligator -- Haunting Olivia -- Z.Z.'s sleep-away camp for disordered dreamers -- The star-gazer's log of summer-time crime -- from Children's reminiscences of the westward migration -- Lady Yeti and the palace of artificial snows -- The city of shells -- Out to sea -- Accident brief, occurrence # 00/442 -- St. Lucy's home for girls raised by wolves. |
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| Subject: | Everglades (Fla.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Short stories, American. Short stories. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | RUSSELL (Karen) (Text) | 37814002310960 | FICTION | Available | - |
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