The five people you meet in heaven
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Hyperion, [2006].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st paperback ed.
Physical Desc:
196 pages ; 20 cm
Lexile measure:
780L
Rating:
780L
Status:
Description
"Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It s a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie s five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his meaningless life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: Why was I here?"--Publisher description.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Wallingford Young Adult Fiction
YA ALBOM
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FIC ALBOM
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC ALBOM
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More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
1401308589, 9781401308582
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.7, 6 Points
Level 4.7, 6 Points
Lexile measure:
780
Notes
General Note
"Hyperion...March...2006"--Amazon.com.
Description
"Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It s a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie s five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his meaningless life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: Why was I here?"--Publisher description.
Target Audience
780L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,4.7,6,74597
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Albom, M. (2006). The five people you meet in heaven. 1st paperback ed. Hyperion.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Albom, Mitch, 1958-. 2006. The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Hyperion.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Albom, Mitch, 1958-, The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Hyperion, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Albom, Mitch. The Five People You Meet in Heaven. 1st paperback ed. Hyperion, 2006.
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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