Special topics in calamity physics

A darkly funny coming-of-age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer. After a childhood moving from one academic outpost to another with her father (a man prone to aphorisms and meteoric affairs), Blue is clever, deadpan, and possesse...

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Main Author: Pessl, Marisha
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2006.
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