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02863aam a22004098i 4500 001 1A0D5C04509B11EFA2FD99314CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240802014727 008 231211t20242024nyu e 000 f eng 010 $a 2023055947 020 $a 1250872715 020 $a 9781250872715 035 $a (OCoLC)1396975925 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d ON8 $d OCLCO $d IK2 $d RNL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Frazier, Soma Mei Sheng, $e author. $1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjy8VjThftJDcbFMbp9VYP 245 10 $a Off the Books / $c Soma Mei Sheng Frazier. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2407 264 1 $a New York : $b Henry Holt and Company, $c 2024. 300 $a 216 pages ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "A captivating debut following a cross-country road trip that will make you believe in the goodness of people, Off the Books sheds light on the power in humanity during the most troubled of times. Recent Dartmouth dropout Mei, in search of a new direction in life, drives a limo to make ends meet. Her grandfather convinces her to allow her customers to pay under the table, and before she knows it, she is working as a routine chauffeur for sex workers. Mei does her best to mind her own business, but her knack for discretion soon leads her on a life changing trip from San Francisco to Syracuse with a new client. Handsome and reserved, Henry piques Mei's interest. Toting an enormous black suitcase with him everywhere he goes, he's more concerned with taking frequent breaks than making good time on the road. When Mei discovers Henry's secret, she does away with her usual close-lipped demeaner and decides she has no choice but to confront him. What Henry reveals rocks her to her core and shifts this once casual, transactional road trip to one of moral stakes and dangerous consequences. An original take on the great American road trip, Off the Books is a beautifully crafted coming of age story that showcases the resilience of the human spirit and the power of doing the right thing. The spirit of Frazier's characters will stay with readers long after they have arrived at their destination"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a College dropouts $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Interpersonal relations $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Chauffeurs $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Sex workers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Automobile travel $v Fiction. 650 6 $a Chauffeurs particuliers $0 (CaQQLa)201-0377299 $v Romans, nouvelles, etc. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0377299 655 7 $a Novels $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01921742 655 7 $a Road fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Bildungsromans. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Romans. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000475 941 $a 1 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20240802015119.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1A0D5C04509B11EFA2FD99314CECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search