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02685aam a2200421 i 4500 001 9BA1C81A223B11EF96E545AA58ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240604012727 008 231027t20242023nyu e 000 f eng 010 $a 2023049863 020 $a 0593688295 020 $a 9780593688298 (softcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1394973870 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d ON8 $d HBP $d IMT $d MWD $d JTH $d VP@ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk-st 050 00 $a PR6063.C326 $b S74 2024 082 00 $a 823/.914 $2 23/eng/20231127 100 1 $a McCall Smith, Alexander, $d 1948- $e author. 245 14 $a The stellar debut of Galactica Macfee / $c Alexander McCall Smith ; illustrations by Iain McIntosh. 260 $a New York : $b Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, $c 2024. 300 $a 250 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 0 $a 44 Scotland Street ; $v 17 500 $a "This book is excerpted from a series that originally appeared in The Scotsman newspaper"--Title page verso. 500 $a Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Polygon Books, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh, in 2023. 500 $a "A Vintage Books original 2024"--Title page verso. 520 $a "Approached in the park by a shadowy figure, Angus Lordie is mistaken for a journalist and becomes privy to some controversial plans of the Scottish Parliament--but just what is he meant to do about it? At school, a new member of Bertie's class, Galactica MacFee, quickly comes between Bertie and Olive, leaving him no choice but to skip town. And the indomitable Irene finds herself yet again in Edinburgh . . . but this time there might be romance in the air. Meanwhile, Matthew invests in a brand new Pictish Experience Centre, meant to allow residents to experience what life was like for Scotland's mysterious early people, the Picts. And they have made a fantastic discovery--the earliest known work of Scottish literature! But what exactly do those mysterious Pictish runes say? What's no secret, however, is that in the microcosm of 44 Scotland street, love, generosity, and goodwill abound"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Neighbors $v Fiction. 650 0 $a City and town life $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Interpersonal relations $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Apartment houses $z Edinburgh $z Edinburgh $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Edinburgh (Scotland) $x Social life and customs $v Fiction. 700 1 $a McIntosh, Iain, $e illustrator. 941 $a 3 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20240611032715.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240611031500.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240604015031.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9BA1C81A223B11EF96E545AA58ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search