The Universe Versus Alex Woods
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[United States] : Hachette Audio, 2013.
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A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, Alex hasn't had the easiest childhood. But when he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count. So, when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped at customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the front seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right Introducing a bright young voice destined to charm the world, "The Universe Versus Alex Woods" is a celebration of curious incidents, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that form our world.

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A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, Alex hasn't had the easiest childhood. But when he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count. So, when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped at customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the front seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right Introducing a bright young voice destined to charm the world, "The Universe Versus Alex Woods" is a celebration of curious incidents, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that form our world.
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Extence, G., & Thomas, J. (2013). The Universe Versus Alex Woods. Unabridged. Hachette Audio.

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Extence, Gavin and Joe, Thomas. 2013. The Universe Versus Alex Woods. Hachette Audio.

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Extence, Gavin and Joe, Thomas, The Universe Versus Alex Woods. Hachette Audio, 2013.

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Extence, Gavin, and Joe Thomas. The Universe Versus Alex Woods. Unabridged. Hachette Audio, 2013.

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