The road
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Vintage International, [2009].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage International ed.
Physical Desc:
287 pages ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
670L
Rating:
670L
Status:
Description
In this postapocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. They sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food--and each other. This book boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. It is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.--From publisher description.
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Location
Call Number
Status
New London Adult Fiction
FIC MCCARTHY
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307476302
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4, 8 Points
Level 4, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
670
Notes
Target Audience
670L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.0,8.0,114669.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
McCarthy, C. (2009). The road. 1st Vintage International ed. Vintage International.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023. 2009. The Road. Vintage International.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023, The Road. Vintage International, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. 1st Vintage International ed. Vintage International, 2009.
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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