The full catastrophe
(Book)
Author
Published
Toronto : Anansi, 2022.
ISBN
9781487009946, 1487009941
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 21 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Newton - Adult | FICTION COOK, M. | On Shelf |
Watertown - Adult | FICTION COOK M 2022 | On Shelf |
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Published
Toronto : Anansi, 2022.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781487009946, 1487009941
Notes
Description
"The Full Catastrophe is the story of Charlie Minkoff, a thirteen-year-old boy born with intersex traits, and his grandfather, Oscar, a ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor and Charlie's best friend and confidante. Because the Nazis disrupted Oscar's opportunity for a bar mitzvah, Charlie decides to right the historical wrong and arrange for a joint bar mitzvah for himself and his zeide. Living with his artist mother in a derelict loft in downtown Winnipeg, perpetually wondering about the Orthodox Jewish father who abandoned him, and tormented in school because of his biological differences, Charlie navigates assorted catastrophes thanks to his grandfather's love and the makeshift family who surround him: his mother's best friend Weeza, a couple of elderly shut-in neighbours, a mysterious girl in his class who has dark secrets of her own, and his desperately needy and perpetually flatulent dog, Gellman. The Full Catastrophe is a novel of psychological complexity, tenderness, humour, and community. It is about becoming men; a novel of secrets and the journeys these secrets propel."--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cook, M. (2022). The full catastrophe . Anansi.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Méira, 1964-. 2022. The Full Catastrophe. Anansi.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Méira, 1964-. The Full Catastrophe Anansi, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cook, Méira. The Full Catastrophe Anansi, 2022.
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