Dixon, descending : a novel
(Large Print)
Author
Published
[Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
ISBN
9798885798266
Physical Desc
463 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Woburn - Large Print | LP FICTION Outen | Checked Out |
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Published
[Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
Format
Large Print
Language
English
ISBN
9798885798266
Notes
Description
"A powerful, heart-wrenching debut novel about ambition, survival, and our responsibility toward one another. Dixon was once an Olympic-level runner. But he missed the team by two-tenths of a second, and ever since that pain decades ago, he hasn't allowed a goal to consume him. But when his charming older brother, Nate, suggests that they attempt to be the first Black American men to summit Mount Everest, Dixon can't refuse. The brothers are determined to prove something--to themselves and to each other. Dixon interrupts his orderly life as a school psychologist, leaving behind disapproving friends, family, and one particularly fragile student, Marcus. Once on the mountain, they are met with extreme weather conditions, oxygen deprivation, and precarious terrain. But as much as they've prepared for this, Mt. Everest is always fickle. And in one devastating moment, Dixon's world is upended. Dixon returns home and attempts to resume his job, but things have shifted: for him and for the students he left behind when he chose Mt. Everest. Ultimately, Dixon must confront the truth of what happened on the mountain and come to terms with who can and cannot be saved. Dixon, descending offers us a captivating, shattering portrait of the ways we're reshaped by our decisions--and what it takes to angle ourselves, once again, toward hope"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American men -- Fiction.
Ambition -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Fiction.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Middle class African Americans -- Fiction.
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
Novels.
Psychological fiction.
Sports fiction.
Wilderness survival -- Fiction.
Ambition -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Fiction.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Middle class African Americans -- Fiction.
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Fiction.
Novels.
Psychological fiction.
Sports fiction.
Wilderness survival -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Outen, K. (2024). Dixon, descending: a novel . Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Outen, Karen. 2024. Dixon, Descending: A Novel. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Outen, Karen. Dixon, Descending: A Novel Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Outen, Karen. Dixon, Descending: A Novel Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
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