The universe versus Alex Woods
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Published:
New York, NY : Redhook, 2013., New York, NY : Redhook, 2013.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
407 pages ; 22 cm.
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Boulder Main Teen Fiction
T F Exte
On Shelf
Oct 28, 2022
Longmont Adult Fiction
FICTION EXTENCE, G.
On Shelf
Mar 9, 2024
Description

"Alex Woods was struck by a meteorite when he was ten years old, leaving scars that marked him for an extraordinary life. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, he hasn't had the most conventional childhood. 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 Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right thing ..."--From publisher description.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316246576 (hc.), 0316246573 (hc.)

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General Note
Alex Award winner 2014.
Description
"Alex Woods was struck by a meteorite when he was ten years old, leaving scars that marked him for an extraordinary life. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, he hasn't had the most conventional childhood. 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 Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right thing ..."--From publisher description.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Extence, G. (2013). The universe versus Alex Woods. New York, NY, Redhook.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Extence, Gavin, 1982-. 2013. The Universe Versus Alex Woods. New York, NY, Redhook.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Extence, Gavin, 1982-, The Universe Versus Alex Woods. New York, NY, Redhook, 2013.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Extence, Gavin. The Universe Versus Alex Woods. New York, NY, Redhook, 2013.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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