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001 2014020085
003 DLC
005 20150417085124.0
008 140728s2015 nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2014020085
020 $a9781627791991 (softcover)
020 $z9781627792004 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPS3619.H5429$bS27 2015
082 00 $a813/.6$223
084 $aFIC019000$aFIC045000$aFIC010000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aShields, Sharma.
245 14 $aThe Sasquatch hunter's almanac :$ba novel /$cSharma Shields.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bHolt Paperbacks,$c2015.
300 $a383 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"A dark, fantastical, multi-generational tale about a family whose patriarch is consumed by the hunt for the mythical, elusive sasquatch he encountered in his youth. Eli Roebuck was nine years old when his mother walked off into the woods with "Mr. Krantz," a large, strange, hairy man who may or may not be a sasquatch. What Eli knows for certain is that his mother went willingly, leaving her only son behind. For the rest of his life, Eli is obsessed with the hunt for the bizarre creature his mother chose over him, and we watch it affect every relationship he has in his long life--with his father, with both of his wives, his children, grandchildren, and colleagues. We follow all of the Roebuck family members, witnessing through each of them the painful, isolating effects of Eli's maniacal hunt, and find that each Roebuck is battling a monster of his or her own, sometimes literally. The magical world Shields has created is one of unicorns and lake monsters, ghosts and reincarnations, tricksters and hexes. At times charming, as when young Eli meets the eccentric, extraordinary Mr. Krantz, and downright horrifying at others, The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac is boldly imaginative throughout, and proves to be a devastatingly real portrait of the demons that we as human beings all face"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aConflict of generations$vFiction.
650 0 $aSasquatch$vFiction.
650 0 $aAnimals, Mythical$vFiction.
650 7 $aFICTION / Literary.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Family Life.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.$2bisacsh
655 7 $aFantasy fiction.$2gsafd
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/991/9781627791991/image/lgcover.9781627791991.jpg