Parable of the sower
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Jemisin, N. K., writer of foreword.
Series:
Earthseed books ; volume 1.
Published:
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xiii, 375 pages ; 21 cm.
Lexile measure:
710L
Rating:
710L
Status:
Description
"In 2025 California, an eighteen-year-old African American woman, suffering from a hereditary trait that causes her to feel others' pain as well as her own, flees northward from her small community and its desperate savages." --
"When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith ... and a startling vision of human destiny." --
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781538732182, 1538732181
Lexile measure:
710
Notes
General Note
First Grand Central Publishing edition, 2000 ; reissued 2019. Original copyright, ©1993.
General Note
"With a new foreword from award-winning author N.K. Jemison"--Cover.
General Note
Includes reading group guide.
Description
"In 2025 California, an eighteen-year-old African American woman, suffering from a hereditary trait that causes her to feel others' pain as well as her own, flees northward from her small community and its desperate savages." --,(Source of summary not specified)
Description
"When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith ... and a startling vision of human destiny." --,(Source of summary not specified)
Target Audience
710L,Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Butler, O. E., & Jemisin, N. K. (2019). Parable of the sower. Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Butler, Octavia E. and N. K., Jemisin. 2019. Parable of the Sower. Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Butler, Octavia E. and N. K., Jemisin, Parable of the Sower. Grand Central Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Butler, Octavia E., and N. K. Jemisin. Parable of the Sower. Grand Central Publishing, 2019.
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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