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A man called Ove : a novel / Fredrik Backman.
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon; the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him 'the bitter neighbour from hell'. But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476738017
- ISBN: 1476738017
- ISBN: 9781476738024
- ISBN: 1476738025
- ISBN: 9781668010815
- ISBN: 166801081X
- Physical Description: 337 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2014.
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 870L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader UG 6.1 15 15 188557
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Swedish.
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Available copies
- 40 of 53 copies available at Westchester Library System.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library. (Show)
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- 3 current holds with 53 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library | FICTION BACKMAN (Text) | 31011151343571 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Ardsley Public Library | FICTION BACKMAN (Text) | 31000151121681 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Bedford Free Library | FIC BAC (Text) | 31002150675709 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Bedford Free Library | PBK B (Text) | 31002150754777 | Paperback | Available | - |
| Bedford Hills Free Library | BACKMAN (Text) | 31003151369342 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Briarcliff Manor Public Library | FICTION PB BACKMAN (Text) | 31036151028518 | Briarcliff Temporary Location | Checked out | 02/27/2026 |
| Bronxville Public Library | FICTION BACKMAN (Text) | 31004151790685 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Chappaqua Library | FICTION BACKMAN (Text) | 31005153456316 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Chappaqua Library | FICTION BACKMAN (Text) | 31005154289518 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Chappaqua Library | FICTION BACKMAN BOOKCLUB (Text) | 31005154567749 | Fiction | Available | - |