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Salvage the bones : a novel
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Author
Status
Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
Ward
1 available
Ward
1 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement | Ward | On Shelf |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
261 pages
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.3, 13 Points
Level 5.3, 13 Points
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.
Awards
National Book Award for Fiction, 2011.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American children -- Fiction.
African American families -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Gulf Coast (Miss.) -- Fiction.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Fiction.
Motherless families -- Fiction.
Rural poor -- Fiction.
Rural poor -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
African American families -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
African American teenage girls -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Gulf Coast (Miss.) -- Fiction.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Fiction.
Motherless families -- Fiction.
Rural poor -- Fiction.
Rural poor -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ward, J. (2011). Salvage the bones: a novel . Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. 2011. 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, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel Bloomsbury, 2011.
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