The round house
(Book)

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Published
New York, NY : Harper, ©2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
Status
Hudson Regional Library - BOOK - Adult
F ERDRICH
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, ©2012.
Edition
First edition
Street Date
1210
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.1, 17 Points

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One Sunday in the spring of 1988, a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface as Geraldine Coutts is traumatized and reluctant to relive or reveal what happened, either to the police or to her husband, Bazil, and thirteen-year-old son, Joe. In one day, Joe's life is irrevocably transformed. He tries to heal his mother, but she will not leave her bed and slips into an abyss of solitude. Increasingly alone, Joe finds himself thrust prematurely into an adult world for which he is ill prepared. While his father, who is a tribal judge, endeavors to wrest justice from a situation that defies his efforts, Joe becomes frustrated with the official investigation and sets out with his trusted friends, Cappy, Zack, and Angus, to get some answers of his own. Their quest takes them first to the Round House, a sacred space and place of worship for the Ojibwe. And this is only the beginning. Written with undeniable urgency, and illuminating the harsh realities of contemporary life in a community where Ojibwe and white live uneasily together, The Round House is a brilliant and entertaining novel, a masterpiece of literary fiction. Louise Erdrich embraces tragedy, the comic, a spirit world very much present in the lives of her all-too-human characters, and a tale of injustice that is, unfortunately, an authentic reflection of what happens in our own world today.--dust jacket flap.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Erdrich, L. (2012). The round house (First edition). Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Erdrich, Louise. 2012. The Round House. Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Erdrich, Louise. The Round House Harper, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Erdrich, Louise. The Round House First edition, Harper, 2012.

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