Before We Were Yours : a Novel (Record no. 1815)

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fixed length control field 170320s2017 nyu 000 1 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2017009998
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780425284681 (hardback : alk. paper)
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780425284698 (ebook)
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Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency DLC
Description conventions rda
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PS3573.I53165
Item number B44 2017
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 813/.54
Edition number 23
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wingate, Lisa
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Before We Were Yours : a Novel
Remainder of title
Statement of responsibility, etc. Lisa Wingate.
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-- First edition.
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-- New York :
-- Ballantine Books,
-- [2017]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 342 pages ;
Dimensions 25 cm
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520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents--but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility's cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiance, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis,a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals--in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country--Lisa Wingate's riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong"--
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520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about the woman's life will take her on a journey through her family's long-hidden history"--
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526 0# - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE
Program name Accelerated Reader AR
Interest level UG
Reading level 5.1
Title point value 18
Public note 195183.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element FICTION / Historical.
Source of heading or term bisacsh
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element FICTION / Literary
Source of heading or term bisacsh
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element FICTION / Contemporary Women
Source of heading or term bisacsh
655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Domestic fiction
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
        Jones Public Library Jones Public Library 08/28/2025 27.00   F WIN 3370000077517 08/28/2025 08/28/2025 Main