Water for elephants: a novel
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Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books, 2006.

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Edition:

First edition.

Physical Desc:

335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Lexile measure:

730L

Rating:

Adult

Status:

Description

Ninety-year-old Jacob Jankowski finds himself haunted by memories of his past in the circus and the freaks, exotic animals, and other people he encountered as a performer.

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350 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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Circus -- Fiction.
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Language:

English

ISBN:

1565124995, 9781565125605, 9781565124998

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UG
Level 4.4, 14 Points

Lexile measure:

730

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Description

Ninety-year-old Jacob Jankowski finds himself haunted by memories of his past in the circus and the freaks, exotic animals, and other people he encountered as a performer.

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Adult,Follett Library Resources

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Adult

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730,Lexile.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Gruen, S. (2006). Water for elephants: a novel. First edition. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Gruen, Sara. 2006. Water for Elephants: A Novel. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Gruen, Sara, Water for Elephants: A Novel. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books, 2006.

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Gruen, Sara. Water for Elephants: A Novel. First edition. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books, 2006.

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