The optimist's daughter
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This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel tells the story of Laurel McKelva Hand, a young woman who has left the South and returns, years later, to New Orleans, where her father is dying. After his death, she and her silly young stepmother go back still farther, to the small Mississippi town where she grew up. Along in the old house, Laurel finally comes to an understanding of the past, herself, and her parents.
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ISBN:
9780679728832
9780816150281
9780848806606
9780394480176
9780394480183
9780816150281
9780848806606
9780394480176
9780394480183
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Lexile measure:
880L
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Grouping Title | optimists daughter |
Grouping Author | eudora welty |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-06 17:48:58PM |
Last Indexed | 2025-07-10 22:21:58PM |
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Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
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Welty, Eudora
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This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel tells the story of Laurel McKelva Hand, a young woman who has left the South and returns, years later, to New Orleans, where her father is dying. After his death, she and her silly young stepmother go back still farther, to the small Mississippi town where she grew up. Along in the old house, Laurel finally comes to an understanding of the past, herself, and her parents.
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Books
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Book
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Large Print
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ADULT BOOK
ADULT LARGE PRINT
ADULT PAPERBACK
LEAP 28 Day Book
ADULT LARGE PRINT
ADULT PAPERBACK
LEAP 28 Day Book
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WELTY
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Essex Library Association
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Essex Library Association
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9780679728832
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1972
1985
1990
1985
1990
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Amereon House
G.K. Hall
Random House
The Franklin Library
Vintage International
G.K. Hall
Random House
The Franklin Library
Vintage International
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grouped_work
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G.K. Hall large print book
Vintage International
Vintage International
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G.K. Hall large print book|
Vintage International|
Vintage International|
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Domestic fiction
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Fiction
Large type books
Mississippi -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Reminiscing -- Fiction
Reunions -- Fiction
Women -- Mississippi -- Fiction
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Fiction
Large type books
Mississippi -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Reminiscing -- Fiction
Reunions -- Fiction
Women -- Mississippi -- Fiction
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The optimist's daughter
title_full
The optimist's daughter / Eudora Welty
The optimist's daughter / Eudora Welty ; illustrated by John Collier
The optimist's daughter Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001.
The optimist's daughter / Eudora Welty ; illustrated by John Collier
The optimist's daughter Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001.
title_short
The optimist's daughter
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Death
Fathers
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Large type books
Reminiscing
Reunions
Women
Fathers
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Large type books
Reminiscing
Reunions
Women
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