The leavers: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
338 pages ; 24 cm
Lexile measure:
870L
Rating:
870L
Status:
Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F KO
Description
"One morning, Deming Guo's mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from the Bronx to a small town upstate. Set in New York and China, the Leavers is the story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he's loved has been taken away--and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of her past"--
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F KO
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FIC.
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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Essex Adult Fiction
KO
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Gales Ferry (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Ko
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/KO
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC Ko
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Mitchell College Book Stacks
PS3611 .O135 L43 2017
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Ko, Lisa
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC KO [MAY 17]
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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC KO
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F KO
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
KO
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West Haven Louis Piantino Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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West Haven Main Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC KO
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More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781616206888, 1616206888
Lexile measure:
870
Notes
General Note
"a division of Workman Publishing, New York, NY".
General Note
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited."
Description
"One morning, Deming Guo's mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from the Bronx to a small town upstate. Set in New York and China, the Leavers is the story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he's loved has been taken away--and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of her past"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
870L,Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Ko, L. (2017). The leavers: a novel. First edition. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ko, Lisa. 2017. The Leavers: A Novel. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ko, Lisa, The Leavers: A Novel. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ko, Lisa. The Leavers: A Novel. First edition. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
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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9808435e-033a-6150-63b4-9484a0566ca2
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| Last File Modification Time | May 14, 2025 03:40:47 PM |
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