A Christmas Memory
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Random House Publishing Group 2012
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure:
870L
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Description
A holiday classic from "one of the greatest writers and most fascinating society figures in American history" (Vanity Fair)!
First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Truman Capote (In Cold Blood; Breakfast at Tiffany's) about his rural Alabama boyhood is a perfect gift for Capote's fans young and old.
Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship and the memories the two friends share of beloved holiday rituals.
First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Truman Capote (In Cold Blood; Breakfast at Tiffany's) about his rural Alabama boyhood is a perfect gift for Capote's fans young and old.
Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship and the memories the two friends share of beloved holiday rituals.
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Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
09/12/2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307828811
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 5.7, 1 Points
Level 5.7, 1 Points
Lexile measure:
870
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APA Citation (style guide)
Truman Capote. (2012). A Christmas Memory. Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Truman Capote. 2012. A Christmas Memory. Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Truman Capote, A Christmas Memory. Random House Publishing Group, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Truman Capote. A Christmas Memory. Random House Publishing Group, 2012.
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