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02097aam a2200397 i 4500 001 C46E25AA1CFC11EC93AD4DF14DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210924010047 008 200827t20212021cau e 000 f eng d 020 $a 1952119170 020 $a 9781952119170 035 $a (OCoLC)1190725364 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d WIQ $d DPL $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d JAO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us-fl 082 04 $a 813/.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Brandon, John $q (John Owen), $e author. 245 10 $a Ivory shoals : $b a novel / $c John Brandon. 264 1 $a San Francisco : $b McSweeney's, $c [2021] 300 $a 293 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a Twelve-year-old Gussie Dwyer -- audacious, resilient, determined to adhere to the morals his mother instilled in him -- undertakes to trek across the sumptuous yet perilous peninsula of post-Civil War Florida in search of his father, a man who has no idea of his son's existence. Gussie's journey sees him cross paths with hardened Floridians of every stripe, from the brave and noble to a bevy of cutthroat villains, none worse than his amoral shark of a half brother. Will he survive his quest, and at what cost? Rich in deadpan humor as well as visceral details that illuminate a diverse cast of characters, the novel uncovers deep truths about family and self-determination as the reader tracks Gussie's dangerous odyssey out of childhood. Ivory Shoals is an unforgettable story from a contemporary master. 650 0 $a Boys $z Florida $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Fathers and sons $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Brothers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Orphans $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Boys $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Quests (Expeditions) $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Florida $x History $y 1865- $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Bildungsromans. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025451.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20221004015657.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210924010446.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C46E25AA1CFC11EC93AD4DF14DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search