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Castro Joy |
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Titolo |
Island of bones : essays / / Joy Castro |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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9786613811677 |
9781282233935 |
1282233939 |
9780803271449 |
0803271441 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (145 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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English teachers - United States |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
Abused children - United States |
Children of divorced parents - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contnets ; Island of Bones; What My Mother Told MeWhen I Found Her; Clips of My Father's House; Turn of Faith; Getting Lost; In Theory; Farm Use; Hip Joints; No Más Monkey; Edging; Fitting; The Athens of the Midwest; You Can Avoid the Mistakes I Made; An Angle of Vision; Grip; Getting "Grip"; Hungry; On Becoming Educated; Vesper Adest; "¿Quién es ese Jimmy Choo?":A Latina Mother Comes of Age; Gratitude ; Source Acknowledgments ; Notes ; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<DIV>Joy Castro is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of English and the Institute for Ethnic Studies. Castro's first book, <I>The Truth Book: A Memoir</I> (available as a Nebraska Paperback), was named a Book Sense Notable Book by the American Booksellers Association, and her novel, <I>Hell or High Water</I>, was named a National Latino Book Club selection. <BR></DIV> |
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