Before we were yours : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 24 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Public Library - Fiction | F WIN | Checked Out | April 23, 2024 |
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benbrook Public Library - Fiction | F WIN | water damage | Checked Out | April 23, 2024 |
| Burleson Public Library - Fiction | F Wingate | On Shelf | ||
| HASLET - Fiction | FIC WIN | On Shelf | ||
| Haltom City Public Library - Fiction | FICTION WINGATE | Checked Out | May 8, 2024 | |
| Saginaw Public Library - Fiction | FIC WIN | Checked Out | April 17, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
760
Notes
Description
"Memphis, Tennessee, 1939. 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.
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HL760L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wingate, L. (2017). Before we were yours: a novel (First edition.). 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 First edition., Ballantine Books, 2017.
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