The Resource Pigs in heaven : a novel, Barbara Kingsolver
Pigs in heaven : a novel, Barbara Kingsolver
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The item Pigs in heaven : a novel, Barbara Kingsolver represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- When a six-year-old child named Turtle is the sole witness to a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, she and her adoptive mother Taylor have a moment of celebrity that will change their lives forever. Turtle is claimed by Annawake Fourkiller, a Cherokee activist, to have been wrongly taken from the Cherokee nation. Fear of losing Turtle sends Taylor fleeing across the country with her mother Alice, pursued by Annawake. In the course of their journey, the three find love and wisdom in surprising places
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 354, 16 pages
- Note
-
- Originally published: HarperCollins, 1993
- Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more..." (16 p.)
- Isbn
- 9780062277763
- Label
- Pigs in heaven : a novel
- Title
- Pigs in heaven
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Subject
-
- United States
- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- trueHumorous stories
- Indian children -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Indian children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Fiction
- Low-income single mothers
- Low-income single mothers -- United States -- Fiction
- trueMainstream fiction
- trueNative American women lawyers -- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma
- Orphans
- Orphans -- United States -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- Romance fiction
- trueRunaways
- trueSelf-acceptance in women
- trueSingle mothers
- trueSix-year-old girls
- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- trueAdoptive mothers
- Cherokee Indians
- trueCherokee Indians -- Oklahoma
- Cherokee Indians -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
- trueCherokee girls
- Domestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Families
- Families -- United States -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When a six-year-old child named Turtle is the sole witness to a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, she and her adoptive mother Taylor have a moment of celebrity that will change their lives forever. Turtle is claimed by Annawake Fourkiller, a Cherokee activist, to have been wrongly taken from the Cherokee nation. Fear of losing Turtle sends Taylor fleeing across the country with her mother Alice, pursued by Annawake. In the course of their journey, the three find love and wisdom in surprising places
- Summary
- When a six-year-old child named Turtle is the sole witness to a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, she and her adoptive mother Taylor have a moment of celebrity that will change their lives forever. Turtle is claimed by Annawake Fourkiller, a Cherokee activist, to have been wrongly taken from the Cherokee nation. Fear of losing Turtle sends Taylor fleeing across the country with her mother Alice, pursued by Annawake. In the course of their journey, the three find love and wisdom in surprising places
- Award
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- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 1993.
- Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Western Novel, 1994.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 038328
- Cataloging source
- JAS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kingsolver, Barbara
- Dewey number
- Fic
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 910
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Orphans
- Families
- Cherokee Indians
- Indian children
- Low-income single mothers
- Cherokee Indians
- Families
- Indian children
- Low-income single mothers
- Orphans
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Pigs in heaven : a novel, Barbara Kingsolver
- Note
-
- Originally published: HarperCollins, 1993
- Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more..." (16 p.)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn857796510
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 354, 16 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062277763
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)857796510
- Label
- Pigs in heaven : a novel, Barbara Kingsolver
- Note
-
- Originally published: HarperCollins, 1993
- Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more..." (16 p.)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn857796510
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 354, 16 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062277763
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)857796510
Subject
- United States
- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- trueHumorous stories
- Indian children -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Indian children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Fiction
- Low-income single mothers
- Low-income single mothers -- United States -- Fiction
- trueMainstream fiction
- trueNative American women lawyers -- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma
- Orphans
- Orphans -- United States -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- Romance fiction
- trueRunaways
- trueSelf-acceptance in women
- trueSingle mothers
- trueSix-year-old girls
- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- trueAdoptive mothers
- Cherokee Indians
- trueCherokee Indians -- Oklahoma
- Cherokee Indians -- Oklahoma -- Fiction
- trueCherokee girls
- Domestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Families
- Families -- United States -- Fiction
Genre
- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- trueHumorous stories
- trueMainstream fiction
- Romance fiction
- trueDomestic fiction
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