Tunneling to the Center of the Earth
(eBook)
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Contributors:
Published:
[United States] : HarperCollins, 2009.
Format:
eBook
Content Description:
1 online resource (224 pages)
Lexile measure:
1020L
Status:
Description
Kevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic. "Grand Stand-In" is narrated by an employee of a Nuclear Family Supplemental Provider-a company that supplies "stand-ins" for families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents. And in "Blowing Up On the Spot," a young woman works sorting tiles at a Scrabble factory after her parents have spontaneously combusted. Southern gothic at its best, laced with humor and pathos, these wonderfully inventive stories explore the relationship between loss and death and the many ways we try to cope with both.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061971082, 0061971081
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.1, 10 Points
Level 6.1, 10 Points
Lexile measure:
1020
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Description
Kevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic. "Grand Stand-In" is narrated by an employee of a Nuclear Family Supplemental Provider-a company that supplies "stand-ins" for families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents. And in "Blowing Up On the Spot," a young woman works sorting tiles at a Scrabble factory after her parents have spontaneously combusted. Southern gothic at its best, laced with humor and pathos, these wonderfully inventive stories explore the relationship between loss and death and the many ways we try to cope with both.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Wilson, K. (2009). Tunneling to the Center of the Earth. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wilson, Kevin. 2009. Tunneling to the Center of the Earth. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wilson, Kevin, Tunneling to the Center of the Earth. HarperCollins, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wilson, Kevin. Tunneling to the Center of the Earth. HarperCollins, 2009.
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