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001 on1355629828
003 OCoLC
005 20230907130900.0
008 230222s2023 nyu e 000 1 eng
010 _a 2023004531
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dOCLCF
_dORX
_dJCX
_dIK2
_dRNL
_dNFG
020 _a9780063258990
_q(hardcover)
020 _a0063258994
_q(hardcover)
020 _a9780063259003
_q(trade paperback)
020 _a0063259001
_q(trade paperback)
035 _a(OCoLC)1355629828
042 _apcc
043 _an-us---
092 _aKYLES,
_bCEDRIC
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aKyles, Cedric,
_d1965-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aFlipping boxcars :
_ba novel /
_cCedric Kyles and Alan Eisenstock.
250 _aFirst edition.
263 _a2309
264 1 _aNew York :
_bAmistad
_c2023.
300 _a328 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"Cedric The Entertainer's debut novel Flipping Boxcars is a valentine to close-knit black families and tightly woven communities during the Depression and World War II. The story is also an homage to Cedric's grandfather, who in this tale emerges as Babe. He is a charismatic and widely loved man. He is also a gambler, whose gift of gab often gets him out of tricky situations, which is often. Babe is also a dreamer, something he shares in common with his patient and loving wife. They both yearn for financial stability and need to hold on to their land as insurance for future generations. However, when Babe and a few comrades enlist in a scheme that improbably falls apart, Babe places his family on the verge of losing everything. What's a family man to do? Babe decides to go for one more big scheme involving railroad boxcars. In breakneck speed, Cedric the Entertainer pulls readers in and never lets them go until the last page. Will Babe succeed? Will Rosie continue to support her husband? Are the Feds on to Babe's scheme? Flipping Boxcars is a page-turner anchored by rich, multi-dimensional characters, and oozing with Cedric The Entertainer's inimitable charm"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aAfrican American families
_vFiction.
_919252
650 0 _aGamblers
_vFiction.
_952349
650 0 _aSpouses
_vFiction.
_94741
650 0 _aAfrican American veterans
_vFiction.
_9107936
650 0 _aRailroad cars
_vFiction.
_9330446
650 0 _aAmerican Dream
_vFiction.
_9209333
650 0 _aAmbition
_vFiction.
_9109481
655 7 _aDomestic fiction.
_2lcgft
_93574
655 7 _aHistorical fiction.
_2lcgft
_9683
655 7 _aNovels.
_2lcgft
_92408
700 1 _aEisenstock, Alan,
_eauthor.
_997743
994 _aC0
_bNFG
999 _c373029
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