Behind the beautiful forevers
(Book)
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Published
New York : Random House, c2012.
Format
Book
ISBN
1400067553 (hbk : alk. paper), 9781400067558 (hbk : alk. paper)
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Status
Joslin Memorial Library - Adult Non-Fiction
305.5 B
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305.5 B
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Joslin Memorial Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 305.5 B | On Shelf |
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More Details
Published
New York : Random House, c2012.
Physical Desc
xxii, 256 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
1400067553 (hbk : alk. paper), 9781400067558 (hbk : alk. paper)
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.8, 14 Points
Level 7.8, 14 Points
Notes
Description
The dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees fortune in the recyclable garbage of richer people. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a rural childhood, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to good times. But then, as the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boo, K. (2012). Behind the beautiful forevers . Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boo, Katherine. 2012. Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Random House, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Random House, 2012.
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