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The chalk artist : a novel / Allegra Goodman.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Goodman Chalk
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Goodman, Allegra, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Video games--Social aspects--Fiction.
Video games.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations.
Genre:
Love stories.
Physical Description:
335 pages ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : The Dial Press, [2017]
Summary:
Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk. Collin's art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines--until the moment he wipes it all away. Nothing in Collin's life is meant to last. Then he meets Nina. . . . The daughter of a tech mogul who is revolutionizing virtual reality, Nina Lazare is trying to give back as a high school teacher--but her students won't listen to her. When Collin enters her world, he inspires her to think bigger. Nina wants to return the favor--even if it means losing him. Against this poignant backdrop, Allegra Goodman paints a tableau of students, neighbors, and colleagues: Diana, a teenage girl trying to make herself invisible; her twin brother, Aidan, who's addicted to the games produced by Nina's father; and Daphne, a viral-marketing trickster who unites them all, for better or worse.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Green fund bookplate.
ISBN:
9781400069873 : HRD
1400069874 : HRD

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