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Fruit : a novel about a boy and his nipples
Record details
- ISBN: 1550226207 :
- ISBN: 9781550226201
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Physical Description:
278 p. ; 21 cm.
print - Publisher: Toronto : ECW Press, c2004.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | On cover: A novel about a boy and his nipples. |
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| Subject: | Gender identity -- Juvenile fiction Body image -- Juvenile fiction Overweight persons -- Juvenile fiction Gay youth -- Juvenile fiction Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction |
| Topic Heading: | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Campus Library | FRANCI FRUIT (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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B001217637 | Paperbacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
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CBC Canada Reads 2009 Runner-UpBarnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection"Hilarious and gentle.â â BooklistâBeguilingly alive.â â Seattle TimesâLaugh-out-loud funny.â â NOW âBracingly off-centre.â â Globe & MailâLovely and odd.â â Kirkus ReviewâSweet, tart and forbidden in all the right placesâ â Entertainment WeeklyWhen the world feels dark and hopeless, curl up with this heartwarming, laugh-out-loud hilarious book, full of love and warmth in the midst of a difficult and unwieldy world.What do you get when you cross the Virgin Mary with Brooke Shields, add a trash-talking beauty queen wannabe and throw in a couple of talking nipples? One of the most laugh-out-loud books youâll read all year. Peter Paddington is 13, overweight, the subject of his classmatesâ ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week storylines. When Peterâs nipples begin speaking to him one day and inform him of their diabolical plan to expose his secret desires to the world, Peter finds himself cornered in a world that seems to have no tolerance for difference. Peterâs only solace is âThe Bedtime Moviesâ â perfect-world fantasies that lull him to sleep every night. But when the lines between Peterâs fantasy world and his reality begin to blur, no one is safe from the depths of Peterâs imagination â especially Peter himself. - Independent Publishing GroupWhat do you get when you cross the Virgin Mary with Brooke Shields, add a trash-talking beauty queen wannabe and throw in a couple of talking nipples? One of the most laugh-out-loud books you’ll read all year.
Peter Paddington is 13, overweight, the subject of his classmates’ ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week storylines. When Peter’s nipples begin speaking to him one day and inform him of their diabolical plan to expose his secret desires to the world, Peter finds himself cornered in a world that seems to have no tolerance for difference.
Peter’s only solace is “The Bedtime Movies” — perfect-world fantasies that lull him to sleep every night. But when the lines between Peter’s fantasy world and his reality begin to blur, no one is safe from the depths of Peter’s imagination — especially Peter himself. - Perseus Publishing
What do you get when you cross the Virgin Mary with Brooke Shields, add a trash-talking beauty queen wannabe and throw in a couple of talking nipples? One of the most laugh-out-loud books you’ll read all year.
Peter Paddington is 13, overweight, the subject of his classmates’ ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week storylines. When Peter’s nipples begin speaking to him one day and inform him of their diabolical plan to expose his secret desires to the world, Peter finds himself cornered in a world that seems to have no tolerance for difference.
Peter’s only solace is “The Bedtime Movies” — perfect-world fantasies that lull him to sleep every night. But when the lines between Peter’s fantasy world and his reality begin to blur, no one is safe from the depths of Peter’s imagination — especially Peter himself.
