Sharps by Stevie Howell PAPERBACK 9780864922045

[Sharps]Author(s): Stevie Howell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Goose Lane Editions, Canada\nImprint: Goose Lane Editions\nISBN-13: 9780864922045, 978-0864922045\nSynopsis\nFinalist, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award\n\nEmergencies, faith, truancy, and poverty intersect in this wry debut that volunteers a transfusion of the unpredictable for those who yearn to transition beyond a muralized Olive Garden world.\n\n Stevie Howell's [Sharps] takes its cue from an Egyptian hieroglyph used interchangeably to represent \""waters,\"" the letter N, and all prepositions within a sentence. Similarly, [Sharps] alters its structure and functionality from page to page. The Queen launches an advertising campaign to procure our envy. The last unicorn crochets a sweater out of the sisal cords of the books. The falsity of Billy Joel's New York propaganda is grounds for libel. We discover the one thing you can do \""With a sawed-off rifle, a low IQ, and curiosity/about human biology.\""\n\n From certain angles.