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Upward bound : a novel / Woody Brown.

Brown, Woody, (author.).

Summary:

"Upward Bound is not a place anyone dreams of spending their days. The dreary adult daycare center for Los Angeles's disabled community is, for many of its clients and staff, a place of last resort. This includes Carlos, a young aide who lost his mother as a boy and now works there alongside his beloved sister Delia; Jorge, the gentle nonverbal giant whom Carlos seeks to befriend (and prevent from escaping); Tom, a beautiful young man with cerebral palsy, who pines for Ann, the summer lifeguard at the center's pool who feels out of her depth; then there's Mike, Upward Bound's director who came to L.A. to pursue an acting career but now channels his passion into staging an impressive holiday show starring the center's sorely underestimated clients. Framing these interlocking narratives--and connecting them in surprising, shattering ways--is the riveting and sometimes ironic testimony of Walter, a recent community college graduate who, after a family tragedy, must return to the company of his disabled peers." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593979976
  • ISBN: 0593979974
  • Physical Description: 189 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: London : Hogarth, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Rnadom House LLC, [2026]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Read with Jenna"--Front cover.
Subject:
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Adult day care centers > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Genre:
Psychological fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 40 of 65 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Cleveland County Library System.

Holds

  • 20 current holds with 65 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cleveland County Main Library F BROWN (Text) 22281500164376 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/20/2026
Spangler Branch F BROWN (Text) 22281500164237 Adult Fiction Available -