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The shape of water / Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus ; illustrations by James Jean.
This is the novel of the idea that inspired the motion picture. An other-worldly fairy tale set against the backdrop of the Cold War-era United States circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.
1962. Elisa Esposito-- mute her whole life-- works as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore's Occam Aerospace Research Center. Only Zelda, a protective coworker, and Giles, her loving neighbor, help her make it through her day. Then she sees something she was never meant to see: an amphibious man, captured in the Amazon, to be studied for Cold War advancements. Using sign language, the two learn to communicate. Richard Strickland, the obsessed soldier who tracked the asset through the Amazon, wants nothing more than to dissect it before the Russians get a chance to steal it.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250165342
- ISBN: 9781250165343
- Physical Description: 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2018.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 880L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.1 17 193365. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Orphans > Fiction. Mute persons > Fiction. Animals, Mythical > Fiction. Mermen > Fiction. Cold War > Fiction. Amphibians as laboratory animals > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Romance fiction. Magic realist fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 24 of 24 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Trails Regional. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Trails Regional-Technical Services.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger County Library | SF DEL (Text) | 32713200006231 | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Available | - |
| Cameron Public Library | FIC DEL (Text) | 32311111188504 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | TOR (Text) | 33042004522903 | Adult Science Fiction | Available | - |
| Carthage Public Library | FIC Toro, Guillermo del (Text) | 34MO2001799225 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dulany Memorial Library | FIC TORO (Text) | 35712001527911 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Northwest | F SCIFAN TORO Guillerm (Text) | 30051000276631 | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Available | - |
| Marshall Public Library | FAN TOR (Text) | 33391000186846 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mississippi County - Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library | F TOR (Text) | 38530100673039 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Morgan County Library | AF TOR (Text) | 35319000047590 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mountain View Public Library | Fic Del Toro, Guillermo (Text) | 30176100451717 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
