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Remarkable creatures / Tracy Chevalier.

Chevalier, Tracy. (Author).

Summary:

When Mary Anning uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home on the English coast, she sets the religious fathers on edge, the townspeople to vicious gossip, and the scientific world alight. Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, and in the struggle to be recognized in the wider world, Mary and Elizabeth discover that friendship is their greatest ally.

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  • ISBN: 0525951458
  • ISBN: 9780525951452
  • ISBN: 9780452296725
  • Physical Description: 312 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, 2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references.

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Subject: Anning, Mary, 1799-1847 > Fiction.
Philpot, Elizabeth, 1780-1857 > Fiction.
Discoveries in science > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Fossils > Collection and preservation > Fiction.
Women paleontologists > England > Fiction.
Women's friendships.
Genre: Biographical fiction.

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Angier Public Library F Che (Text) 33632002330695 Adult Fiction Available -
Harnett County Main Library F Che (Text) 33630003913972 Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library FIC Chevalier (Text) 31010000301228 Adult Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library F CHEVALIER (Text) 39493106611686 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/08/2025
Alleghany Public Library F CHEVALIER (Text) 40599000784002 Adult New Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library F CHE (Text) 80605000798602 Adult Fiction Available -
Ashe County Public Library F CHE (Text) 50503300230416 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/05/2025
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