02014cam a2200325 i 4500 391956812 TxAuBib 20190917120000.0 160201s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016001270 9781400069873 hardcover $27.00 1400069874 hardcover $27.00 (OCoLC)936433130 TxAuBib rda Goodman, Allegra. The chalk artist : a novel / Allegra Goodman. First edition. New York : The Dial Press, [2017] 335 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk. Collin's art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines--until the moment he wipes it all away. Nothing in Collin's life is meant to last. Then he meets Nina. . . . The daughter of a tech mogul who is revolutionizing virtual reality, Nina Lazare is trying to give back as a high school teacher--but her students won't listen to her. When Collin enters her world, he inspires her to think bigger. Nina wants to return the favor--even if it means losing him. Against this poignant backdrop, Allegra Goodman paints a tableau of students, neighbors, and colleagues: Diana, a teenage girl trying to make herself invisible; her twin brother, Aidan, who's addicted to the games produced by Nina's father; and Daphne, a viral-marketing trickster who unites them all, for better or worse. 20190917. Computer games Social aspects Fiction. Video games Social aspects Fiction. Man-Woman relationships Fiction. Interpersonal relations Fiction. TXCLY