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The leavers
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Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.
Physical Desc:
603 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Lexile measure:
870L
Status:
Elk Grove
LARGE PRINT FICTION Ko, L.
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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. Far from everything he's ever know, Daniel struggles to reconcile his new life with memories of his mother and his past.

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Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781432841188, 1432841181
Lexile measure:
870

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-599).
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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. Far from everything he's ever know, Daniel struggles to reconcile his new life with memories of his mother and his past.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Ko, L. (2017). The leavers. Large print ed. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ko, Lisa. 2017. The Leavers. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ko, Lisa, The Leavers. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ko, Lisa. The Leavers. Large print ed. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 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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