Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Marisha Pessl
514 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0143112120
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Language: English
Publish: April 24, 2007
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Calamity Physics: The resulting explosion of energy, light, heartbreak, and wonder as Blue van Meer enters a small, elite school in a sleepy mountain town. Blue’s highly unusual past draws her to a charismatic group of friends at St. Gallway and their captivating teacher, Hannah Schneider. A sudden drowning, a series of inexplicable events, and finally the shocking death of Hannah herself lead to a confluence of mysteries. And Blue is left to make sens of it all with only her gimlet-eyed instinct and cultural lexicon to guide her.
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