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Remarkably bright creatures
(CD Audiobook)

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Author:
Van Pelt, Shelby,
Contributors:
Ireland, Marin, narrator.
Urie, Michael, narrator.
Published:
[New York] : HarperCollins, [2022].
Format:
CD Audiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
9 audio discs (11 hr., 30 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Status:
Available from another library

Description

"Staying busy has helped Tova cope ever since her son disappeared decades ago. So when her husband dies, she takes a job at the aquarium, where she meets Marcellus, an octopus that deduces what happened to her son." --

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Missing children -- Fiction.
Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Octopuses -- Fiction.
Widows -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Animal fiction.
Audiobooks.
Detective and mystery fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9798200969272, 9798200969289

Notes

Participants/Performers
Performed by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie.
Description
"Staying busy has helped Tova cope ever since her son disappeared decades ago. So when her husband dies, she takes a job at the aquarium, where she meets Marcellus, an octopus that deduces what happened to her son." --,(Source of summary not specified)

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Van Pelt, S., Ireland, M., & Urie, M. (2022). Remarkably bright creatures. Unabridged. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Van Pelt, Shelby, Marin, Ireland and Michael, Urie. 2022. Remarkably Bright Creatures. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Van Pelt, Shelby, Marin, Ireland and Michael, Urie, Remarkably Bright Creatures. HarperCollins, 2022.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Van Pelt, Shelby,, et al. Remarkably Bright Creatures. Unabridged. HarperCollins, 2022.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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