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The handmaid's tale
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New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1998.
Physical Desc:
xix, 311 pages ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure:
750L
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750L
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Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now.

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Format:
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Edition:
First Anchor books edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
038549081X, 9780385490818, 9780808598299, 0808598295, 9780606181242, 0395404258, 9780395404256, 9781328879943, 1328879941, 0307264602, 9780307264602, 0606181245, 0738305030, 9780738305035, 9781439501436, 1439501432, 032927628X, 9780329276287, 9780329535438, 0329535439, 9780525435006, 052543500X
UPC:
9780385490818, 97042966
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.4, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
750

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General Note
Originally published: New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986.
Description
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now.
Target Audience
750L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.4,14.0,8109.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,9,16,Quiz: 13181,Guided reading level: NR.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.4,14,8109.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Atwood, M. (1998). The handmaid's tale. First Anchor books edition. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-. 1998. The Handmaid's Tale. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-, The Handmaid's Tale. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1998.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. First Anchor books edition. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1998.

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