Heart of junk
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
Edition
Large print edition.
ISBN
9781432878818, 1432878816
Physical Desc
383 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Status
Copies
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Acton - Adult | LargePrint Geddes | On Shelf |
Belmont Beech St. - Large Print | LARGE PRINT MYS GED | Storage |
Lincoln - Adult | LT - Geddes | On Shelf |
Newton - Large Print | LARGE PRINT GEDDES, L | On Shelf |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781432878818, 1432878816
Notes
Description
"The city of Wichita, Kansas, is wracked with panic over the abduction of toddler pageant princess Lindy Bobo. However, the dealers at The Heart of America Antique Mall are too preoccupied by their own neurotic compulsions to take much notice. Postcards, perfume bottles, Barbies, vinyl records, kitschy neon beer signs--they collect and sell it all. Rather than focus on Lindy, this colorful cast of characters is consumed by another drama: the impending arrival of Mark and Grant from the famed antiques television show Pickin' Fortunes, who are planning to film an episode at The Heart of America and secretly may be the last best hope of saving the mall from bankruptcy. Yet the mall and the missing beauty queen have more to do with each other than these vendors might think, and before long, the group sets in motion a series of events that lead to surprising revelations about Lindy's whereabouts. As the mall becomes implicated in her disappearance, will Mark and Grant be scared away from all of the drama or will they arrive in time to save The Heart of America from going under? Equally comical and suspenseful, Heart of Junk is also a biting commentary on our current Marie Kondo era. It examines why certain objects resonate with us so deeply, rebukes Kondo's philosophy of wholesale purging, and argues that "junk" can have great value--connecting us not only to our personal pasts but to our shared human history. As author Luke Geddes writes: "A collection was a record of a life lived, maybe not well or happily but at least with attention and passion. It was autobiography made whole.""--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Geddes, L. (2020). Heart of junk (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Geddes, Luke. 2020. Heart of Junk. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Geddes, Luke. Heart of Junk Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Geddes, Luke. Heart of Junk Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
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