Jesus land : a memoir
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Mancos Library District - NONFICTION | 373.729 SCH | On Shelf |
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356 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.2, 16 Points
Level 6.2, 16 Points
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It's the mid-1980s. Julia Scheeres and her adopted brother David are sixteen years old and have just moved to rural Indiana, a landscape of cottonwood trees and trailer parks--and a racism neither of them is prepared for. While Julia is white, her close relationship with David, who is black, makes them both outcasts. At home, a distant mother--more involved with her church's missionaries than with her own children--and a violent father only compound their problems. When high-school hormones, bullying, and a deep-seated restlessness prove too much to bear, they are packed off to a Christian boot camp in the Dominican Republic. Surrounded by natural beauty, the Escuela Caribe is governed by a disciplinary regime that demands its teens repent for their sins--which few of them are aware they've committed. How they made it through with heart and soul intact is told here with candor and humor.--From publisher description.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.2,16.0,115354.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Scheeres, J. (2005). Jesus land: a memoir . Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scheeres, Julia. 2005. Jesus Land: A Memoir. Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land: A Memoir Counterpoint, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land: A Memoir Counterpoint, 2005.
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