Ghost town : [large print] a novel / Tom Perrotta.
Jimmy Perrini lives in 1970s suburban New Jersey, a few miles from Manhattan, but a world apart. At the end of eighth grade, after tragedy strikes, Jimmy finds himself lost in a fog of grief that alienates him from friends and family, drifting instead into troubling friendships with two older teenagers: one a notorious local burnout with a fast car, an endless supply of weed, and a shaky grasp of reality; the other a smart, eccentric girl, whom Jimmy finds himself drawn to as they become entranced by her Ouija board, which may just offer the only salve to their grief. As a fateful public drama unfolds, Jimmy is torn between the occult beyond and the cold realities of the place he has called home. Narrated by a much older Jimmy, a literary-turned-commercial novelist, Ghost Town reveals how the past haunts the present the way our ghosts are always with us, even when we think we've left them behind.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781420533040
- ISBN: 1420533045
- Physical Description: 363 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2026
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published (standard print format): New York : Scribner, 2026.
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- 19 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 5 current holds with 29 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC PERROTTA (Text) | 36015002717458 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
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