The poisonwood Bible : a novel

Summary: The drama of a U.S. missionary family in Africa during a war of decolonization. At its center is Nathan Price, a self-righteous Baptist minister who establishes a mission in a village in 1959 Belgian Congo. The resulting clash of cultures is seen through the eyes of his wife and his four daughters. By the author of Pigs in Heaven.

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ISBN: 0060175400
ISBN: 9780060175405
ISBN: 0060930535
ISBN: 9780060930530
ISBN: 057120175X
ISBN: 9780571201754
Physical Description: print
regular print
x, 546 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : HarperFlamingo, ©1998.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-546).
Formatted Contents Note:	Genesis -- The revelation -- The judges -- Bel and the serpent -- Exodus -- Song of the three children -- The eyes in the trees.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Dean Robertson.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader Middle Grade 6.6 29.0 West Rusk Jr. High. Accelerated Reader AR 6.6 29.0 35204.
Awards Note:	Editors' Choice, New York Times Book Review.

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