When She Woke: A Novel
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Jordan, Hillary Author
Published
Little, Brown and Company , 2012.
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Description
Bellwether Prize winner Hillary Jordan’s provocative new novel, When She Woke, tells the story of a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of a not-too-distant future, where the line between church and state has been eradicated and convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated but chromed—their skin color is genetically altered to match the class of their crimes—and then released back into the population to survive as best they can. Hannah is a Red; her crime is murder. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith.
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Format
eBook
Street Date
9/18/2012
Language
English
ISBN
9781616201845
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jordan, H. (2012). When She Woke: A Novel . Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Hillary. 2012. When She Woke: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Hillary. When She Woke: A Novel Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Jordan, H. (2012). When she woke: a novel. Little, Brown and Company.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jordan, Hillary. When She Woke: A Novel Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
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Copy Details
| Collection | Owned | Available | Number of Holds |
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| Libby | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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