The most precious substance on earth
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
ISBN
1538707918, 9781538707913
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1538707918, 9781538707913
Notes
Description
"Journey Prize winner Shashi Bhat's sharp, darkly comic, and poignant story about a high school student's traumatic experience and how it irrevocably alters her life, for fans of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, Girlhood, and Pen15. Bright, hilarious, and sensitive fourteen-year-old Nina spends her spare time reading Beowulf and flirting with an internet predator. She has a vicious crush on her English teacher, and her best friend Amy is slowly drifting away. Meanwhile, Nina's mother tries to match her up with local Indian boys unfamiliar with her Saved by the Bell references, and Nina's worried father has started reciting Hindu prayers outside her bedroom door. Beginning with a disturbing incident at her high school, THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE ON EARTH tells stories of Nina's life from the '90s to present day, when she returns to the classroom as a high school teacher with a haunting secret and discovers that the past is never far behind her. Darkly funny, deeply affecting, unsettling, and at times even shocking, Shashi Bhat's irresistible novel-in-stories examines the relationships between those who take and those who have something taken. THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE ON EARTH is a sharp-edged and devastating look at how women are conditioned to hide their trauma and suppress their fear, loneliness, and anger, and an unforgettable portrait of how silence can shape a life"--FantasticFiction.com
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION BHAT | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bhat, S. (2022). The most precious substance on earth (First Grand Central Publishing edition.). Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bhat, Shashi. 2022. The Most Precious Substance On Earth. Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bhat, Shashi. The Most Precious Substance On Earth Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bhat, Shashi. The Most Precious Substance On Earth First Grand Central Publishing edition., Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
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