Salvage the bones : a novel
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Author
Ward, Jesmyn,
Published
New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2011.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9781608195220, 1608195228
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
890L
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Reads for Black History Month
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Adult Fiction - Public Shelving
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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.

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Published
New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781608195220, 1608195228
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.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.3,13.0,152039.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,5.7,20,Quiz: 56933.
Awards
Alex Award, 2012.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ward, J. (2011). Salvage the bones: a novel (First U.S. edition.). Bloomsbury USA.

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

Ward, Jesmyn. 2011. Salvage the Bones: A Novel. Bloomsbury USA.

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

Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel Bloomsbury USA, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel First U.S. edition., Bloomsbury USA, 2011.

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