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010 $a2018037806
020 $a9781982102319 (hbk.) :$cNT$698
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPS3561.I483$bE44 2018
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100 1 $aKing, Stephen,$d1947-$eauthor.
245 10$aElevation /$cStephen King ; [illustrations by Mark Edward Geyer].
250 $aFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
260 $aNew York :$bScribner,$c2018.
300 $a146 p. :$bill. ;$c19 cm.
520 $aSet in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together--a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn't want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis. In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King's most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade--but escalating-- battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott's lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face-including his own--he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott's affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others. From Stephen King, our most precious renewable resource, like Shakespeare in the malleability of his work (The Guardian), Elevation is an antidote to our divisive culture, as gloriously joyful (with a twinge of deep sadness) as It's a Wonderful Life.--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $aCastle Rock, Maine. Scott Carey has been steadily losing weight. He doesn't look different, and he weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn't want to be poked and prodded; he just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis. At home, Scott is engaged in an escalating battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott's lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold asice. They are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. As Scott tries to help the couple, the annual foot race and the mystery of Scott's afflictionbring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others. -- adapted from publisher info.
650 0$aCastle Rock (Me. : Imaginary place)$vFiction.
650 0$aCommunity life$vFiction.
651 0$aMaine$vFiction.
700 1 $aGeyer, Mark,$eillustrator.