Before we were yours
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
Waterville, Maine :
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
605 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 760L
Status:
Description
"Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about the woman's life will take her on a journey through her family's long-hidden history" --
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781432839123, 1432839128
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
760
Notes
Description
"Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about the woman's life will take her on a journey through her family's long-hidden history" --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Wingate, L. Before we were yours. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours. Waterville, Maine.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wingate, Lisa, Before We Were Yours. Waterville, Maine.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine,
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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