Salvage the bones : a novel
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Author
Ward, Jesmyn,
Published
New York, New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Status
Available from another library
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Adult FictionWARDOn Shelf

Subjects

LC Subjects
African American children -- Fiction.
African American families -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Gulf Coast (Miss.) -- Fiction.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Fiction.
Motherless families -- Fiction.
Rural poor -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American children.
African American families.
African American teenage girls.
Brothers and sisters.
Fiction.
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Mississippi -- Gulf Coast.
Mississippi.
Motherless families.
Rural poor.
Other Subjects
African American families -- Fiction.
Gulf Coast (Mississippi) -- Fiction.
National Book Award.
Rural poor -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.

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Published
New York, New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.3, 13 Points
Lexile measure
890

Notes

Description
Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups.
Target Audience
890,Lexile.
Awards
National Book Award Winner for Fiction, 2011.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ward, J. (2012). Salvage the bones: a novel . Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn. 2012. Salvage the Bones: A Novel. Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel Bloomsbury, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel Bloomsbury, 2012.

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