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The Casual Vacancy
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Published:
Little, Brown and Company 2012
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 28
Lexile measure:
960L
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Description
A big novel about a small town...
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.
Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations?
A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
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Street Date:
09/27/2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316228558, 9780316228565
ASIN:
B007THA4FI
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.2, 28 Points
Lexile measure:
960
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APA Citation (style guide)

J. K. Rowling. (2012). The Casual Vacancy. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

J. K. Rowling. 2012. The Casual Vacancy. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

J. K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy. Little, Brown and Company, 2012.

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J. K. Rowling. The Casual Vacancy. Little, Brown and Company, 2012.

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Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations?
A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
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Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations?
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