The leavers : a novel
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
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First edition.
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338 pages ; 24 cm
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Moab Library - Adult Fiction Book
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
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Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Copyright page.
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One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon -- and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. But far from all he's ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents' desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Told from the perspective of both Daniel -- as he grows into a directionless young man -- and Polly, Ko's novel gives us one of fiction's most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It's a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ko, L. (2017). The leavers: a novel (First edition.). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ko, Lisa. 2017. The Leavers: A Novel. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ko, Lisa. The Leavers: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ko, Lisa. The Leavers: A Novel First edition., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.

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