A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement | Irving | Checked Out | April 8, 2024 |
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Book
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641 pages
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.7, 42 Points
Level 7.7, 42 Points
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Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created.
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LC Subjects
Belief and doubt -- Fiction.
Birthfathers -- Fiction.
Boys -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
New Hampshire -- Fiction.
Predestination -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Religious fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction.
Young men -- Fiction.
Birthfathers -- Fiction.
Boys -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
New Hampshire -- Fiction.
Predestination -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Religious fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction.
Young men -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Irving, J. (2002). A prayer for Owen Meany: a novel (Modern Library edition). Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irving, John, 1942-. 2002. A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel. Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irving, John, 1942-. A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel Modern Library, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel Modern Library edition, Modern Library, 2002.
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