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Augustown: A Novel



by
Kei Miller

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Imprint
Pantheon
ISBN
9781101871614

Awards and Honors
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence, 2018 Longlist, Fiction
Publishers Weekly’s; Best Books of 2017, Fiction
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Fiction to Get Your Book Club Talking
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Strong Language, Discrimination: Reference/Discussion, Violence: Mild Violence, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse
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In the backlands of Jamaica, one woman struggles to rise above the brutal vicissitudes of history, race, class, collective memory, violence, and myth.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Strong Language, Discrimination: Reference/Discussion, Violence: Mild Violence, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

256

Trim Size

8 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Dewey

F

AR

0: points 0

Lexile

940L

Genre

Fiction

Scholastic Reading Counts

16

JLG Release

Sep 2017

Book Genres


Topics

Jamaica. History. Racism. Religion.

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Praise & Reviews

Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:

Booklist*, Kirkus Reviews*, Library Journal*, Publishers Weekly*

Praise & Reviews

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