A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2000.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xxxix, 375 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
Lexile measure:
1050L
Status:
Description
The literary sensation of the year, a book that redefines both family and narrative for the twenty-first century. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the moving memoir of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. Here is an exhilarating debut that manages to be simultaneously hilarious and wildly inventive as well as a deeply heartfelt story of the love that holds a family together. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is an instant classic that will be read in paperback for decades to come.
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Bethany/Clark Adult Collection
BIO EGG
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Biography
BIO.EGGARS (DAVE)
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Durham Adult Biography
B EGGERS
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East Lyme Public Adult Biography
B EGGERS, DAVE (Eggers) (Heartbreaking)
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Guilford Adult Biography
BIOG EGGERS, DAVE
Due Jun 6, 2024
Hamden/Miller Adult Biography
B/EGGERS
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Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Biographies
B/EGGERS
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Ivoryton Adult Biography
BIO EGGERS
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Lyme Adult Nonfiction
92 EGGERS
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New London Adult Non Fiction
B EGGERS
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North Haven Adult Biography
Biography Eggers, Dave
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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC EGGERS
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Orange/Case Adult Biography
Biography EGGERS [Dave] Eggers
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Non-Fiction
92 EGGERS
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West Haven Main Adult Non-fiction
973.92
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Westbrook Adult Non-Fiction
B EGGERS
Due May 31, 2024
Woodbridge Adult Biography
B EGGERS
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0684863472
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.1, 21 Points
Level 6.1, 21 Points
Lexile measure:
1050
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Eggers, D. (2000). A heartbreaking work of staggering genius. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Eggers, Dave. 2000. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Eggers, Dave, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Eggers, Dave. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2000.
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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