Remarkably bright creatures : [large print] a novel / Shelby Van Pelt.
"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 know 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 Toba'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."--back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063242401
- ISBN: 0063242400
- ISBN: 9781648386763
- Physical Description: 518 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st Harper edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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- 2 of 50 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 28 current holds with 50 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | LP VAN (Text) | 37810460015463 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | LP VAN (Text) | 50503300486588 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 06/06/2026 |
| Bailey Public Library | LTE FIC Van (Text) | 37807000040452 | Adult Large Print Fiction | In transit | - |
| Barco Library | F LT VAN (Text) | 39488201028299 | Adult Large Print Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | LP F Van Pelt (Text) | 34269001352161 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/05/2026 |
| Bladen Main Branch | LP FIC VAN (Text) | 30441100952308 | Adult Large Print Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Bridger Memorial Library | LP FIC VAN (Text) | 30441100918234 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Brunswick Bookmobile | LP FIC VAN (Text) | 31427000781482 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | LP FIC VAN PELT, SHELBY (Text) | 0112524590965 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Cleveland County Main Library | LP VAN PELT (Text) | 22281500155894 | Adult Large Print Fiction | In transit | - |
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Summary:
"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 know 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 Toba'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."--back cover.
