Title:
Behind the beautiful forevers / Katherine Boo.
ISBN:
9780812979329
9781400067558
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
xxii, 256 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Prologue: between roses -- Undercitizens. Annawadi -- Asha -- Sunil -- Manju -- The business of burning. Ghost house -- The hole she called a window -- The come-apart -- The master -- A little wildness. Marquee effect -- Parrots, caught and sold -- Proper sleep -- Up and out. Nine nights of dance -- Something shining -- The trial -- Ice -- Black and white -- A school, a hospital, a cricket field.
Summary:
The dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities, Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport.--From publisher description.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader UG 7.8 14 156642
Geographic Term:
Subject Term:
Audience:
1030L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn693809650
Availability:
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