Man overboard! [large print] : a novel / Kathleen Rooney.
Patrick "Kick" Kilpatrick hates the ocean. Has always been terrified of it. And now he's in a real pickle. Drifting alone in the sea after falling (or jumping? He can't remember as the all-inclusive drinks on the cruise he was taking with his extended family were, well, inclusive), Kick must survive. Breath by breath, hour by hour in the lonely sea. As the waves crash over him, so too do the thoughts and memories of just how he got there. A Thanksgiving cruise with an obnoxious brother-in-law he has to bite his tongue to keep from screaming at. A father who gives the Great Santini a run for his money. And a mother who already left the family boat, so to speak, a long time ago. His family may be complicated, and the pains of life may seem unbearable--infuriating enough to leap from the deck--but maybe the will to survive is stronger. Man Overboard! is an inventive, slyly hilarious, and inspiring novel about what it means to be alive and stay alive, and what keeps us going no matter how choppy the waves of our journey become. Hold on for dear life!
Record details
- ISBN: 9781420536195
- ISBN: 1420536192
- Physical Description: 257 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC ROONEY (Text) | 36015002753503 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | LgPrt F Roo (Text) | 33632002765528 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2026 |
| Beaufort Main | LP F ROONE (Text) | 34208400076971 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | ROO (Text) | 33258035543109 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | LPF Rooney (Text) | 33115007718740 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | ROO (Text) | 33258035543110 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Checked out | 09/01/2026 |
| Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library | LP Rooney (Text) | 39523000131017 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | LP ROO (Text) | 25908008544012 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | LP ROONEY (Text) | 39493110627298 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Moss Memorial Library | LP F ROO (Text) | 80605001977171 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Newport | LP F ROONE (Text) | 34208400076906 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | LP Rooney (Text) | 38950611651292 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | LPB FIC ROONEY (Text) | 42756202564800 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | In process | - |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP Fic (Text) | 31554012075437 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Scotland Neck Memorial Library | LP F ROONEY (Text) | 01011700103226 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | LP ROO (Text) | 0020514222387 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | IRE2040293 (Text) | IRE2040293 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | On order | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | LP ROO (Text) | 25908008543402 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | In process | - |
| Transylvania County Library | LP FIC ROO (Text) | 38079300349024 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Western Carteret | LP F ROONE (Text) | 34208400076807 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
