The chalk artist : a novel /
Collin James is young, creative and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice, chalk. Collin's art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines, until the moment he wipe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dial Press,
[2017].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Collin James is young, creative and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice, chalk. Collin's art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines, until the moment he wipes it all away. Nothing in Collin's life is meant to last. Then he meets Nina. The daughter of a tech mogul who is revolutionizing virtual reality, Nina Lazare is trying to give back as a high school teacher, but her students won't listen to her. When Collin enters her world, he inspires her to think bigger. Nina wants to return the favor, even if it means losing him. Against this poignant backdrop, Allegra Goodman paints a tableau of students, neighbors, and colleagues, including Diana, a teenage girl trying to make herself invisible, her twin brother, Aidan, who's addicted to the games produced by Nina's father and Daphne, a viral-marketing trickster who unites them all, for better or worse. |
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| Physical Description: | 335 pages ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781400069873 1400069874 |