The leavers: a novel
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Published:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
338 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781616206888, 1616206888, 9781616206888
Lexile measure:
870

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General Note
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Copyright page.
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"--,Provided by publisher.

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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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