In the unlikely event / Judy Blume.
In 1987, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life. Thirty-five years earlier, when Miri was fifteen, and in love for the first time, a succession of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving a community reeling. Against this backdrop of actual events that Blume experienced in the early 1950s, when airline travel was new and exciting and everyone dreamed of going somewhere, she paints a vivid portrait of a particular time and place -- Nat King Cole singing "Unforgettable," Elizabeth Taylor haircuts, young (and not-so-young) love, explosive friendships, A-bomb hysteria, rumors of Communist threat. And a young journalist who makes his name reporting tragedy. Through it all, one generation reminds another that life goes on.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101875049
- ISBN: 1101875046
- ISBN: 9781101873984
- ISBN: 1101873981
- Physical Description: 401 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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- Aircraft accidents > Fiction.
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Available copies
- 94 of 102 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 102 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC BLUME (Text) | 36015000223376 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC BLUME (Text) | 36015001297874 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC BLUME (Text) | 36015000867164 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
