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Article: Pessl, Marisha. Selected topics in calamity physics.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)

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PESSL, Marisha. Selected topics in calamity physics. Read by Emily Janice Card, 17 cds. 22 hrs. Penguin Audio. 2007. 978-0-14-314209-6. $39.95. Cardboard; plot, author, reader notes. SA

Blue van Meer, the narrator/protagonist of Pessl's startlingly original literary mystery, is wise beyond her 16 years. Her renowned political scientist father has seen to that. Traveling America from guest lectureship to guest lectureship, gifted daughter in tow, he has her read great works aloud and orchestrates academic games to break up the tedium of their journeys. A Harvard student when the book opens, Blue recounts her last year of high school, when she and her friends fell ...

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