Black swan green : a novel
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Author
Published
New York : Random House, [2006].
ISBN
1400063795, 9781400063796, 9780812974010, 0812974018
Lexile measure
HL 720L
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Fiction
F MITCHELL, D.
1 available
F MITCHELL, D.
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Villa Park Public Library - Fiction | F MITCHELL, D. | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Mitchell, David | Checked out |
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Fiction | MITCHELL | On Shelf |
| Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | MITCHELL | On Shelf |
| Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | FIC MIT | On Shelf |
| Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | FIC MITCHELL, D. | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Random House, [2006].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1400063795, 9781400063796, 9780812974010, 0812974018
UPC
9781400063796
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.4, 16 Points
Level 4.4, 16 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
720
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Great Britain : Hodder & Stoughton, ©2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references in Acknowledgments.
Description
"Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys' games on a frozen lake; of "nightcreeping" through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigre who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason's search to replace his dead grandfather's irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran LPs, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher's recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons. Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell's subtlest and most effective achievement to date."--,Publisher's website.
Target Audience
HL720L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,4.4,16,SD,Quiz 115221,English fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.4,16.0,115221.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.4,16,115221.
Awards
American Library Association Notables, 2007.
Awards
Booklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2006.
Awards
School Library Journal Best Books, 2006.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mitchell, D. (2006). Black swan green: a novel (First U.S. edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mitchell, David. 2006. Black Swan Green: A Novel. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mitchell, David. Black Swan Green: A Novel Random House, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mitchell, David. Black Swan Green: A Novel First U.S. edition., Random House, 2006.
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