Once upon a river : a novel / Bonnie Jo Campbell.
Summary:
Bonnie Jo Campbell has created an unforgettable heroine in sixteen-year-old Margo Crane, a beauty whose unflinching gaze and uncanny ability with a rifle have not made her life any easier. After the violent death of the her father, Margo takes to the river in search of her mother with only a biography of Annie Oakley to her name. Her river odyssey through rural Michigan becomes a defining journey, one that leads her beyond self-preservation and to deciding what price she is willing to pay for her choices.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393079899
- ISBN: 0393341771
- ISBN: 9780393079890
- ISBN: 9780393341775
- Physical Description: 348 pages : map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2011.
- Copyright: ©2011
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| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Fiction. Survival fiction. |
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- 37 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 38 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | FIC CAM (Text) | 30229100970549 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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