Before we were yours : a novel
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, [2017].
ISBN
9780425284681, 0425284689
Lexile measure
HL 760L
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Adoption -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Orphanages -- Fiction.
Poor children -- Fiction.
Poor families -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
Tann, Georgia, -- 1891-1950 -- Fiction.
Tennessee -- Fiction.
Tennessee Children's Home Society -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Orphanages -- Fiction.
Poor children -- Fiction.
Poor families -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
Tann, Georgia, -- 1891-1950 -- Fiction.
Tennessee -- Fiction.
Tennessee Children's Home Society -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
New York : Ballantine Books, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780425284681, 0425284689
UPC
9780425284681
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
760
Notes
Description
"Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about the woman's life will take her on a journey through her family's long-hidden history"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
HL760L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.1,18,195183.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wingate, L. (2017). Before we were yours: a novel . Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. 2017. Before We Were Yours: A Novel. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours: A Novel Ballantine Books, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours: A Novel Ballantine Books, 2017.
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