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Description edit
Kevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic. "Grand Stand-In" is narrated by an employee of a Nuclear Family Supplemental Provider—a company that supplies "stand-ins" for families with deceased, ill, or just... read more
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First Sentence edit
The key to this job is to always remember that you aren't replacing anyone's grandmother.
Table of Contents edit
Grand Stand-In
Blowing up on the Spot
The Dead Sister Handbook: A Guide for Sensitive Boys
Birds in the House
Mortal Combat
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth
Shooting Man
The Choir Director Affair (The Baby's Teeth)
Go, Fight, Win
The Museum of Whatnot
Worst-Case Scenario
Axknowledgments
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kevin Wilson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: March 31, 2009
ISBN: 0061579025
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: March 31, 2009
ISBN: 0061579025
Page Count: 240
Awards edit
- Alex Awards (January 2010)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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