Before we were yours : a novel
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, 2019.
Edition
Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Edition.
Physical Desc
356 pages : black & white photographs ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Adoption -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Orphanages -- Fiction.
Poor families -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
Tann, Georgia, -- 1891-1950 -- Fiction.
Tennessee Children's Home Society -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Orphanages -- Fiction.
Poor families -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
Tann, Georgia, -- 1891-1950 -- Fiction.
Tennessee Children's Home Society -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Notes
General Note
Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 2017.
General Note
Includes reading group guide with questions and topics for discussion.
General Note
Includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.
Description
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents--but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility's real-life director, the cruel Georgia Tann, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together. Aiken, South Carolina, Present Day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when she returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wingate, L. (2019). Before we were yours: a novel (Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Edition.). Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. 2019. Before We Were Yours: A Novel. Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours: A Novel Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours: A Novel Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Edition., Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, 2019.
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