Prodigal summer
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Barbara Kingsolver's fifth novel is a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself. It weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of southern Appalachia. Over the course of one humid summer, this novel's intriguing protagonists face disparate predicaments but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place.
Subjects
Subjects
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Farm life
Farm life -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Mountain life
Mountain life -- Fiction
Political science
Political science -- Fiction
Rural development
Rural development -- Fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Farm life
Farm life -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Mountain life
Mountain life -- Fiction
Political science
Political science -- Fiction
Rural development
Rural development -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780060199654
9780061839924
9780739413876
9780060894634
9780060959036
9780060199661
9780061839924
9780739413876
9780060894634
9780060959036
9780060199661
Accelerated Reader:
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Level 5.7, 23 Points
Level 5.7, 23 Points
Lexile measure:
870L
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| Grouping Title | prodigal summer |
| Grouping Author | barbara kingsolver |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-10 18:11:01PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-10 18:14:04PM |
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Barbara Kingsolver's fifth novel is a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself. It weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of southern Appalachia. Over the course of one humid summer, this novel's intriguing protagonists face disparate predicaments but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place.
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Appalachian Region, Southern -- Fiction
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Farm life -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature -- Fiction
Mountain life -- Fiction
Political science -- Fiction
Rural development -- Fiction
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Farm life -- Fiction
Fiction
Large type books
Literature -- Fiction
Mountain life -- Fiction
Political science -- Fiction
Rural development -- Fiction
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Prodigal summer
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Prodigal Summer [electronic resource] / Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal summer / Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal summer : a novel / Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal summer / Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal summer : a novel / Barbara Kingsolver
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Prodigal summer
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Coming of age
Electronic books
Farm life
Large type books
Literature
Mountain life
Political science
Rural development
Electronic books
Farm life
Large type books
Literature
Mountain life
Political science
Rural development
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