The Joy luck club
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2019, 1989.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
329 pages ; 20 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Points: 14
Lexile measure:
930L
Rating:
930L
Status:
East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Tan, Amy (Joy)
East Lyme Public YA Fiction
YA Tan, Amy (Joy)
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. A celebrated novel in the tradition of Alice Adams and Margaret Atwood from the bestselling author of The Kitchen God's Wife.
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Tan, Amy (Joy)
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YA Tan, Amy (Joy)
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Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION TAN
Due Jul 16, 2025
East Haddam/Rathbun A Adult Classics
FIC TAN
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New London Adult Fiction
FIC TAN
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Other Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780143038092, 9780143124849
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 14 Points
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. A celebrated novel in the tradition of Alice Adams and Margaret Atwood from the bestselling author of The Kitchen God's Wife.
Target Audience
930L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Tan, A. (20191989). The Joy luck club. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tan, Amy. 20191989. The Joy Luck Club. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tan, Amy, The Joy Luck Club. Penguin Books, 20191989.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club. Penguin Books, 20191989.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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