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The Buddha in the attic
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Author:
Otsuka, Julie, 1962-
Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Physical Desc:
129 pages ; 19 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
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Presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.

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Subjects
LC Subjects
Japanese -- California -- Fiction.
Mail order brides -- Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Historical fiction.
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307744425, 0307700003, 9780307700001
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6, 6 Points

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"This is a Borzoi book."
Description
Presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Otsuka, J. (2011). The Buddha in the attic. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Otsuka, Julie, 1962-. 2011. The Buddha in the Attic. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Otsuka, Julie, 1962-, The Buddha in the Attic. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

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Otsuka, Julie. The Buddha in the Attic. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

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