Call Number:
FIC HIC
Publication Date
2015
Summary:
Big Fish meets The Notebook in this emotionally evocative story about a man, a woman, and an alligator that is a moving tribute to love, from the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning memoir Rocket Boys the basis of the movie October Sky.Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields, married to Homer.Unfulfilled as a miner's wife, Elsie was reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every day because of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she raised in the only bathroom in the house. When Albert scared Homer by grabbing his pants, he gave Elsie an ultimatum: "Me or that alligator!" After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do: Carry Albert home.Carrying Albert Home is the funny, sweet, and sometimes tragic tale of a young couple and a special alligator on a crazy 1,000-mile adventure. Told with the warmth and down-home charm that made Rocket Boys a beloved bestseller, Homer Hickam's rollicking tale is ultimately a testament to that strange and marvelous emotion we inadequately call love.
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Books
ISBN
9780062325891
Call Number:
HIC
Publication Date
2015
Summary:
The New York Times best-selling author of Rocket Boys reimagines the story of his parents, who struggle to care for, and then return home a pet alligator given to them by his mother's former paramour, dancer Buddy Ebsen.
Format
Large print
Reproduction Note:
Large Print
ISBN
9780062416797
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by
Hickam Jr., Homer H.
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HOOPLA E BOOK
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hoopla
by
Homer H. Hickam Jr.
Format:
eAudiobook
Electronic Format:
HOOPLA AUDIO BOOK
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hoopla
by
Hickam Jr., Homer H.
Format:
eBook
Electronic Format:
HOOPLA E BOOK
Vendor
hoopla
Call Number:
FIC HICKMAN
Publication Date
2015
Summary:
Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam Sr. (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando, where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed, and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields, married to Homer. Unfulfilled as a miner's wife, Elsie was reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every day because of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she raised in the only bathroom in the house. When Albert scared Homer by grabbing his pants, he gave Elsie an ultimatum: "Me or that alligator!" After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do: carry Albert home. This is the funny, sweet, and sometimes tragic tale of a young couple and a special alligator on a crazy 1000-mile adventure.
Format
Books
ISBN
9780008154219 9780008154226
by
Hickam, Homer H., Verner, Adam (NAR)
Format:
eAudiobook
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BOUNDLESS EAUDIOBOOK
Vendor
Baker and Taylor
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