Salvage the bones
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2011.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 22 cm
Status
More Details
Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2011.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
UPC
9781608195220
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.3, 13 Points
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 L,Lexile
Target Audience
890L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,5.3,13,SD,Quiz 152039,English fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.3,13,152039.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,5.3,13,SD,Quiz 152039,English fiction.
Awards
National Book Award for Fiction, 2011
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Public Library - Fiction Books | WARD, JESMYN BOI #1 | Find It Now |
| Orme School Library - Fiction Books | FIC WARD | Find It Now |
| Prescott Public Library - Fiction Books | WARD, JESMYN | Find It Now |
| Prescott Valley Public Library - Young Adult Area - Fiction | WARD, JESMYN SALVAGE | Find It Now |
| SPL in the Village - Fiction Books | WARD, J. | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American children -- Fiction.
African American families -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Gulf Coast (Miss.) -- Fiction.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Fiction.
Mississippi -- Fiction.
Motherless families -- Fiction.
Natural disasters -- Fiction.
Novels.
Poverty -- Fiction.
Rural poor -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Survival fiction.
African American families -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Gulf Coast (Miss.) -- Fiction.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Fiction.
Mississippi -- Fiction.
Motherless families -- Fiction.
Natural disasters -- Fiction.
Novels.
Poverty -- Fiction.
Rural poor -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Survival fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ward, J. (2011). Salvage the bones (First U.S. edition.). Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. 2011. Salvage the Bones. Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones Bloomsbury, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones First U.S. edition., Bloomsbury, 2011.
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