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Salvage the bones: a novel
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Published:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
271 pages ; 21 cm
Rating:
890
Status:

1 copy on order.

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Boulder Main Adult Fiction
F Ward
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Mar 29, 2025
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F Ward
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F Ward STAFF PICKS
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F Ward
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Apr 1, 2025
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FICTION WARD, J.
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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.

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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781608196265, 1608196267
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.3, 13 Points
Lexile measure:
890

Notes

General Note
Includes reading group guide.
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.
Target Audience
890,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.3,13.0,152039.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Ward, J. (2012). Salvage the bones: a novel. Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn. 2012. Salvage the Bones: A Novel. Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn, Salvage the Bones: A Novel. Bloomsbury, 2012.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel. Bloomsbury, 2012.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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