Bertie's guide to life and mothers
(Large Print)
Contributors
McIntosh, Iain, illustrator.
Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2016.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
ISBN
9781628998504, 1628998504
Physical Desc
384 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Large Print | LP McC | On Shelf |
Cumberland - Large Print (2nd Floor) | F/MCC LARGE PRINT | On Shelf |
Lincoln - Large Print | LP FIC McC | On Shelf |
Middletown - Large Print | LP MCCALL SMITH | On Shelf |
Narragansett (Maury Loontjens) - Large Print | LP McC | On Shelf |
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Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2016.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781628998504, 1628998504
Notes
General Note
Originally published in Great Britain by Polygon, 2013.
Description
Now almost seven, Bertie Pollock feels like it is years since his last birthday. Freedom, for Bertie, is represented by turning eighteen and heading for Glasgow, far from Irene, his domineering mother's control, far from his therapist, Italian lessons, Yoga for Tots, gender-neutral birthday presents and saxophone practice. The likeability of Irene and her husband Stuart appear to be progressing in inverse proportion, so it is no surprise that Stuart, Bertie and even baby Ulysses enthusiastically encourage Irene to accept a free trip to Dubai. A trip that does not go quite the way Irene expects....
Subjects
LC Subjects
Apartment houses -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Coming-of-age stories.
Domestic fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Families -- Scotland -- Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Humorous stories, English.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Neighbors -- Fiction.
Roommates -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Coming-of-age stories.
Domestic fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Families -- Scotland -- Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Humorous stories, English.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Large print books.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Neighbors -- Fiction.
Roommates -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCall Smith, A., & McIntosh, I. (2016). Bertie's guide to life and mothers (Center Point Large Print edition.). Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- and Iain, McIntosh. 2016. Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- and Iain, McIntosh. Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers Center Point Large Print, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander, and Iain McIntosh. Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers Center Point Large Print edition., Center Point Large Print, 2016.
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