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001 5405593
005 20050927121506.0
008 041129s2005 nyu 000 1 eng
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020 $a0743271335
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm57170159
035 $a(NNC)5405593
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dOrLoB-B
049 $aZCUA
050 00 $aPS3554.O9743$bG73 2005
082 00 $a813/.54$222
100 1 $aDoyon, Stephanie.
245 14 $aThe greatest man in Cedar Hole /$cStephanie Doyon.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2005.
300 $a375 p. ;$c25 cm.
520 1 $a"For generations, Cedar Hole has been the armpit of Gilford County: a town full of apathetic underachievers trapped by a defunct railroad, distrust of the outside world, and their own lack of imagination. It has also been the home of the Pinkhams, a family whose gluttonous reputation strikes fear and loathing even among the town's most indifferent citizens. Enter Francis "Spud" Pinkham, the youngest of the clan and favorite whipping boy of his nine brutish sisters. Almost from the moment of his unwelcome arrival into the world, Francis knows his path in life will be as rocky as Cedar Hole's country roads." "On the other end of the spectrum is Robert J. Cutler, the bright only child of two factory workers and town golden boy, who gracefully steps into the role of Cedar Hole's good-hearted visionary. Robert's blind optimism and unshakable faith dazzles everyone around him - except Francis, whose distrust of appearances has been instilled by years of cruelty dealt by Jackie Pinkham, his sister and greatest foe. When a town competition forces a rivalry between the boys that follows them into adulthood, Francis must struggle to step out from beneath Robert's shadow and prove his own worth. It is only through love, starting a family of his own, and a brush with the American dream that Francis Pinkham learns just what it takes to become The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aCity and town life$vFiction.
655 7 $aHumorous fiction.$2gsafd
852 00 $boff,glx$hPS3554.O9743$iG73 2005