Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"Computer technician Jack Fletcher is no hero, despite his unwelcome reputation as one. he's just been the victim of bizarre circumstances. His sister happens to disturb one of his nanoelectrical system experiments and suddenly they aren't where they're supposed to be, and don't know where they are...."--P. 4 of cover.

Jackie Harrison, a computer administrator at the Air Force Academy, is a self-proclaimed geek who must share her cubicle with the new guy, instructor and former pilot Joe Gallagher. She turns to her online journal to vent and eventually to express her growing feelings toward this office neighbor who is everything she is not-fun, happy, and social.

"Eleanor Oliphant is, well, a bit of an oddball--albeit a loveable one. She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking ... and that, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, a tendency to wear the same clothes year after year), means that Eleanor has become a bit of a loner. But she thinks that nothing really important is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding perplexing social interactions,...