Behind the beautiful forevers : life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Random House, [2012].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Status
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Published
New York : Random House, [2012].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.8, 14 Points
Level 7.8, 14 Points
Lexile measure
1030
Notes
Description
The dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees fortune in the recyclable garbage of richer people. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a rural childhood, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to good times. But then, as the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed.--From publisher description.
Target Audience
1030 L,Lexile
Target Audience
1030L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,7.8,14,SD,Quiz 156642,English non-fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.8,14,156642.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,7.8,14,SD,Quiz 156642,English non-fiction.
Awards
National Book Award for Non-Fiction, 2012
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boo, K. (2012). Behind the beautiful forevers: life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boo, Katherine. 2012. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Random House, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity First edition., Random House, 2012.
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