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    Heart Like A Starfish
    Heart Like A Starfish
    Heart Like A Starfish
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    Heart Like A Starfish

    By Allen Callaci

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    Allen Callaci is a librarian, a rock and roll singer, and a heart transplant recipient. Heart Like A Starfish is the account of his death-defying heart transplant journey and the healing that follows, for both himself and those around him. With illustrations by the author and beautiful cover art by Amy Maloof, this wonderfully chaotic debut novel is told in a non-linear style that manages to convey the frenetic events and emotions while still embracing the strength and care and security all around.

    A portion of the proceeds of the book will be donated to Cedars-Sinai Heart Research Institute where the procedure was performed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPelekinesis
    Release dateMay 4, 2016
    ISBN9781938349386
    Heart Like A Starfish
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    Allen Callaci

    Allen Callaci is lead singer for the band Refrigerator, an adjunct professor, and a librarian whose work has appeared in MungBeing, the Poly Post, The Huffington Post, BK Nation, Cinefantastique, Crump Comics and various ’zines in the 90s. He lives in Southern California and is the proud co-founder of the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library’s Star Wars Day.

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