E-book
Object lessons [electronic resource] : A novel. Anna Quindlen.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307763532 (electronic bk)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “charming, compassionate little masterpiece ” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer ), Pulitzer–Prize winning author Anna Quindlen traces the coming-of-age of a young girl struggling to find her way within the tangle of her quirky, loving Irish-Catholic family. “A small triumph . . . elaborate and playful . . . honest and deeply felt . . . Here is the Quindlen wit, the sharp eye for details of class and manners, the ardent reading of domestic lives.”— The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City. Maggie Scanlan and her family are in the thrall of her powerful grandfather Jack Scanlan. In the summer of her twelfth year, Maggie is desperately trying to master the object lessons her grandfather fills her head with. But there is too much going on to concentrate. Everything at home is in upheaval, her grandfather is changing, and Maggie is unsure if what she wants is worth having. . . . |
| Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 6 - Text Difficulty 8 1020 Lexile. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Ballantine Books, 2010. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fiction. Literature. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
More Options
Holds
0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Electronic resources
Author Notes
Object Lessons : A Novel
Author Anna Quindlen was born in Philadelphia on July 8, 1953. She graduated from Barnard in 1974 and serves on their Board of Trustees. Quindlen worked as a reporter for the New York Post and the New York Times and wrote columns for the Times. She won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary before devoting herself to writing fiction. She has written both adult fiction (including Object Lessons, Black and Blue and One True Thing, which was made into a motion picture starring Meryl Streep) and children's fiction (Happily Ever After and The Tree That Came to Stay). Her title Alternate Side made the bestseller list in 2018. Currently, she is a columnist at Newsweek. Her title Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake made The New York Times Best Seller list for 2012. (Bowker Author Biography)
Click here for Terms of Use.
