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Author:

Gill, John Freeman, author.

Title:

The gargoyle hunters / by John Freeman Gill.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

pages cm

Subject:

Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Gargoyles--Fiction.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Fiction.
Business enterprises--Corrupt practices--Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence--Fiction.
New York (N. Y.)--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Summary:

"Griffin Watts is 13 years old in 1974 New York, a city which, at the brink of financial collapse, seems to crumble around him at roughly the same rate as his family. Desperate to forge a connection to his father, Griffin gets co-opted into his illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business, which allows him to discover the centuries old sculptures (gargoyles) carved into buildings all over the city by immigrant artisans. As his father's obsession with preserving the landmark buildings around him descends into mania, Griffin has to learn how to build himself into the person he wants to become--and let go of what he cannot keep" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1101946881 : HRD
9781101946886 : HRD

LCCN:

2016012828

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

NUPD663 -- Osage Public Library (Osage)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)