Silver sparrow : a novel
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Published
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012, 2011.
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Published
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012, 2011.
Format
Kit
Physical Desc
1 bag (Black and yellow) ; 30 x 44 cm. + 10 books, discussion questions, author's biography, "Tips for starting a successful Book club" and instructions for Book Club in a Bag program.
Language
English
UPC
1616201428 (trade pbk.), 9781616201425 (trade pbk.)
Reading Level
UG
Level 4.9, 13 Points
Level 4.9, 13 Points
Lexile measure
770
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Book Club in a Bag kit.
Description
A story about a man's deception, a family's complicity, and two teenage girls caught in the middle. Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon's two families, the public one and the secret one. When the daughters from each family meet and form a friendship, only one of them knows they are sisters. It is a relationship destined to explode when secrets are revealed and illusions shattered. As Jones explores the backstories of her rich yet flawed characters, the father, the two mothers, the grandmother, and the uncle, she also reveals the joy, as well as the destruction, they brought to one another's lives. At the heart of it all are the two lives at stake, and like the best writers--think Toni Morrison with The Bluest Eye--Jones portrays the fragility of these young girls with raw authenticity as they seek love, demand attention, and try to imagine themselves as women, just not as their mothers.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jones, T. (20122011). Silver sparrow: a novel . Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jones, Tayari. 20122011. Silver Sparrow: A Novel. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jones, Tayari. Silver Sparrow: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 20122011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jones, Tayari. Silver Sparrow: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 20122011.
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