The Resource The good braider : a novel, Terry Farish
The good braider : a novel, Terry Farish
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The item The good braider : a novel, Terry Farish represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in South Whitley Community Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The good braider : a novel, Terry Farish represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in South Whitley Community Public Library.
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- Summary
- Follows Viola as she survives brutality in war-torn Sudan, makes a perilous journey, lives as a refugee in Egypt, and finally reaches Portland, Maine, where her quest for freedom and security is hampered by memories of past horrors and the traditions her mother and other Sudanese adults hold dear. Includes historical facts and a map of Sudan
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9781477816288
- Label
- The good braider : a novel
- Title
- The good braider
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Terry Farish
- Subject
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- Young adult fiction
- Portland (Me.) -- Fiction
- Portland (Me.) -- Juvenile fiction
- truePortland, Maine
- trueRealistic fiction
- trueRefugees
- Refugees -- Fiction
- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRefugees, Sudanese
- trueSudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Fiction
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSudanese Americans
- Sudanese Americans -- Fiction
- Sudanese Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueTeenage girls
- trueTeenage rape victims
- trueCivil war
- trueImmigrants
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMothers and daughters
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Follows Viola as she survives brutality in war-torn Sudan, makes a perilous journey, lives as a refugee in Egypt, and finally reaches Portland, Maine, where her quest for freedom and security is hampered by memories of past horrors and the traditions her mother and other Sudanese adults hold dear. Includes historical facts and a map of Sudan
- Summary
- Follows Viola as she survives brutality in war-torn Sudan, makes a perilous journey, lives as a refugee in Egypt, and finally reaches Portland, Maine, where her quest for freedom and security is hampered by memories of past horrors and the traditions hermother and other Sudanese adults hold dear. Includes historical facts and a map of Sudan
- Award
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- Lupine Award (Maine) for Juvenile/Young Adult, 2012.
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2012.
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2013.
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2017.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10142025
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Farish, Terry
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- HL 630
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PZ7.F22713
- LC item number
- Goo 2012
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 630
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 9
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Refugees
- Immigrants
- Sudanese Americans
- Mothers and daughters
- Refugees
- Immigrants
- Sudanese Americans
- Mothers and daughters
- Sudan
- Portland (Me.)
- Sudan
- Portland (Me.)
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- The good braider : a novel, Terry Farish
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20359311
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9781477816288
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- map
- Label
- The good braider : a novel, Terry Farish
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20359311
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9781477816288
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- map
Subject
- Young adult fiction
- Portland (Me.) -- Fiction
- Portland (Me.) -- Juvenile fiction
- truePortland, Maine
- trueRealistic fiction
- trueRefugees
- Refugees -- Fiction
- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRefugees, Sudanese
- trueSudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Fiction
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSudanese Americans
- Sudanese Americans -- Fiction
- Sudanese Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueTeenage girls
- trueTeenage rape victims
- trueCivil war
- trueImmigrants
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMothers and daughters
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2012
- trueYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2013
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Living Overseas: Stranger in a Strange Land (2017)
- trueLupine Award (Maine): Juvenile/Young Adult Book
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