Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.2, 15 Points
Notes
General Note
"Read with Jenna"--Dust jacket.
Description
"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible."--provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Van Pelt, S. (2022). Remarkably bright creatures: a novel. (First edition). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Van Pelt, Shelby. 2022. Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Van Pelt, Shelby. Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Van Pelt, S. (2022). Remarkably bright creatures: a novel. First edn New York, NY: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Van Pelt, Shelby. Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel. First edition, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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