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Born on the day the last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published, seventeen-year-old Calvin, a schizophrenic, sees and has conversations with the tiger, Hobbes, and believes that if he can persuade the strip's creator, Bill Watterson, to do one more strip, he will make Calvin well.

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Main Author: Leavitt, Martine, 1953- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Watterson, Bill > Young adult fiction.
Calvin (Fictitious character : Watterson) > Young adult fiction.
Hobbes (Fictitious character) > Young adult fiction.
Schizophrenia in adolescence > Young adult fiction.
Mentally ill teenagers > Young adult fiction.
High schools > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
Characters and characteristics in literature > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Born on the day the last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published, seventeen-year-old Calvin, a schizophrenic, sees and has conversations with the tiger, Hobbes, and believes that if he can persuade the strip's creator, Bill Watterson, to do one more strip, he will make Calvin well.
Physical Description:181 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780374380731 (hardback)
0374380732 (hardback)
Author Notes:Martine Leavitt has written several award-winning novels for young adults, including My Book of Life by Angel, which garnered five starred reviews and was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; Keturah and Lord Death , a finalist for the National Book Award; and Heck Superhero , a finalist for the Governor General's Award. She lives in Alberta, Canada.

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