The Joy Luck Club
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Author:
Tan, Amy,
Published:
New York : Penguin Books, 2006, c1989.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
288 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure:
930L
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Description

In 1949, four Chinese women--drawn together by the shadow of their past--begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for more than three decades.

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Subjects
LC Subjects
Chinese American women -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Domestic fiction.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0143038095 (pbk.), 9780143038092 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
930

Notes

Description
In 1949, four Chinese women--drawn together by the shadow of their past--begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for more than three decades.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Tan, A. (20061989). The Joy Luck Club. New York, Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Tan, Amy. 20061989. The Joy Luck Club. New York, Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Tan, Amy, The Joy Luck Club. New York, Penguin Books, 20061989.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club. New York, Penguin Books, 20061989.

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