Our missing hearts: a novel
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Penguin Press, ©2022.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
335 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction has 2
FIC NG
Description
"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic--including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power-and limitations-of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact"--
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC NG
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC NG
On Shelf
Location
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Status
Bethany/Clark Adult Collection
FIC NG
On Shelf
Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Ng
Due Mar 22, 2025
Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION NG
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC NG
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East Haddam/Moodus Adult Fiction
Fic Ng
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East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction
FIC NG
On Shelf
East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Ng, Celeste (Our)
Missing
Essex Adult Fiction
NG
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Guilford Adult Book Club
FIC NG
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Guilford Adult Book Club
FIC NG
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Book Club
FIC NG
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Book Club
FIC NG
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Book Club
FIC NG
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Book Club
FIC NG
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC NG
On Shelf
Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC NG
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Hamden/Brundage Community Adult Fiction
NEW/FIC/NG
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/NG
On Shelf
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/NG
Due Mar 26, 2025
Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Fiction
FIC/NG
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Ivoryton Adult Fiction
F NG
On Shelf
Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC NG
On Shelf
Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F NG
On Shelf
Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC Ng
On Shelf
Mitchell College Book Stacks
PS3614 .G83 O97 2022
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New London Adult Fiction
FIC NG
On Shelf
North Branford/Atwater Adult Fiction
Fiction Ng
On Shelf
North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction
Fiction Ng
Due Mar 28, 2025
North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Ng, Celeste
On Shelf
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC NG [MAR 23]
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
STAFF FAVORITES SHELF
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Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F NG
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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC NG
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F NG
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Ng
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Ng
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Ng
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Ng
Billed
Preston Adult Fiction
F NG, Celeste
On Shelf
Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC NG
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Fiction
NG
Due Mar 28, 2025
West Haven Main Adult Fiction
FIC NG
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West Haven Ora Mason Adult Fiction
FIC NG
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Westbrook Adult Fiction
F NG
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC NG
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Unknown
ISBN:
9780593492543, 0593492544
Notes
Description
"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic--including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power-and limitations-of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ng, C. (2022). Our missing hearts: a novel. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ng, Celeste. 2022. Our Missing Hearts: A Novel. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ng, Celeste, Our Missing Hearts: A Novel. Penguin Press, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ng, Celeste. Our Missing Hearts: A Novel. Penguin Press, 2022.
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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