Annie John
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Published:
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1997.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc:
148 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Points: 7
Lexile measure:
1130L
Rating:
1130L
Status:

Description

The essential coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. Kincaid's novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and often comic theme: the loss of childhood. An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived an idyllic life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful presence, who is the very center of the little girl's existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother's benign shadow. Looking back on her childhood, she reflects, "It was in such a paradise that I lived." When she turns twelve, however, Annie's life changes, in ways that are often mysterious to her. She begins to question the cultural assumptions of her island world; at school she instinctively rebels against authority; and most frighteningly, her mother, seeing Annie as a "young lady," ceases to be the source of unconditional adoration and takes on the new and unfamiliar guise of adversary. At the end of her school years, Annie decides to leave Antigua and her family, but not without a measure of sorrow, especially for the mother she once knew and never ceases to mourn.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
0374525102
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.9, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
1130

Notes

General Note
Originally published in 1985.
Target Audience
1130L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,5.9,7,43274

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APA Citation (style guide)

Kincaid, J. (1997). Annie John. 1st pbk. ed. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kincaid, Jamaica. 1997. Annie John. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kincaid, Jamaica, Annie John. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1997.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kincaid, Jamaica. Annie John. 1st pbk. ed. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1997.

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