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W. W. Norton & Company
February 2012
On Sale: January 23, 2012
384 pages
ISBN: 0393081508
EAN: 9780393081503
Kindle: B005LW5K20
Hardcover / e-Book
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Young Adult Contemporary
A heartwarming novel about larger-than-life characters and
second chances. Former academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasnt left
his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away,
in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as
the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what
seems like a promising baseball career-if he can untangle
himself from his family drama. The link between this
unlikely pair is Kels mother, Charlene, a former student of
Arthurs. After nearly two decades of silence, it is
Charlenes unexpected phone call to Arthur-a plea for
help-that jostles them into action. Through Arthur and Kels
own quirky and lovable voices, Heft tells the winning story
of two improbable heroes whose sudden connection transforms
both their lives. Like Elizabeth McCrackens The Giants
House, Heft is a novel about love and family found in the
most unexpected places.
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