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Fahrenheit 451
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Author:
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012,
Published:
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 1993.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
190 pages ; 23 cm
Status:
Checked Out
6 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Description

In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Book burning -- Fiction.
Censorship -- Fiction.
State-sponsored terrorism -- Fiction.
Totalitarianism -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Censorship.
Political fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
067187036X, 067187229X
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.2, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
890

Notes

General Note
"40th anniversary edition, with a foreword by Ray Bradbury."
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,5.2,7,736

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Bradbury, R. (1993). Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. 1993. Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012, Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster, 1993.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster, 1993.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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Last Grouped Work Modification TimeOct 13, 2025 01:19:19 AM

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