The Resource The lovely bones : a novel, Alice Sebold
The lovely bones : a novel, Alice Sebold
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- Summary
- Brutally raped and murdered by a deceptively mild-mannered neighbor, Susie begins with a compelling description of her death. During the next ten years, she watches over her family and friends as they struggle to cope with her murder. She observes their disintegrating lives with compassion and occasionally attempts, sometimes successfully, to communicate her love to them. Although the lives of all who knew her well are shaped by her tragic death, eventually her family and friends survive their pain and grief. In [this novel], Susie continues to grow emotionally. She learns that human existence is "the helplessness of being alive, the dark bright pity of being human feeling as you went, groping in corners and opening your arms to light all of it part of navigating the unknown." -Library Journal
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The lovely bones : a novel
- Title
- The lovely bones
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Alice Sebold
- Subject
-
- trueLiterary fiction
- Large type books
- Domestic fiction
- trueCrimes against teenage girls
- Psychological fiction
- trueLife after death
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueRape victims
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Teenage girls -- Crimes against -- Fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Dead -- Fiction
- trueSpirits
- Bereavement -- Fiction
- trueMurder victims
- Murder victims' families -- Fiction
- trueHeaven
- trueTeenage girl murder victims
- trueGrief
- trueFamilies of murder victims
- trueBooks to movies
- Salmon, Susie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Brutally raped and murdered by a deceptively mild-mannered neighbor, Susie begins with a compelling description of her death. During the next ten years, she watches over her family and friends as they struggle to cope with her murder. She observes their disintegrating lives with compassion and occasionally attempts, sometimes successfully, to communicate her love to them. Although the lives of all who knew her well are shaped by her tragic death, eventually her family and friends survive their pain and grief. In [this novel], Susie continues to grow emotionally. She learns that human existence is "the helplessness of being alive, the dark bright pity of being human feeling as you went, groping in corners and opening your arms to light all of it part of navigating the unknown." -Library Journal
- Summary
- Looking down from heaven, 14-year-old Susie Salmon recounts her rape and murder and watches her family as they cope with their grief and "the lovely bones" growing around her absence
- Award
-
- Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, 2002.
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2002.
- Book Sense Book of the Year Adult Fiction, 2003.
- British Book Award for the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year, 2004.
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award), 2005.
- Gateway Readers Award (Missouri), 2005.
- Iowa High School Book Award, 2005.
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2004.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2002
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2002.
- South Carolina Book Award, Young Adult Books, 2005.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2003
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
- Great American Read, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 068738
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sebold, Alice
- Dewey number
- 813.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3619.E26
- LC item number
- L68 2009
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 890
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Murder victims' families
- Teenage girls
- Large type books
- Bereavement
- Salmon, Susie (Fictitious character)
- Dead
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The lovely bones : a novel, Alice Sebold
- 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
- 13658745
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316044400
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn318878714
- (OCoLC)318878714
- Label
- The lovely bones : a novel, Alice Sebold
- 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
- 13658745
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316044400
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn318878714
- (OCoLC)318878714
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Bereavement -- Fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCrimes against teenage girls
- Dead -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- trueFamilies of murder victims
- trueGrief
- trueHeaven
- Large type books
- trueLife after death
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMurder victims
- Murder victims' families -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- trueRape victims
- Salmon, Susie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- trueSpirits
- trueTeenage girl murder victims
- Teenage girls -- Crimes against -- Fiction
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBooks to movies
- trueDomestic fiction
- Fiction
- trueLiterary fiction
- truePsychological fiction
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Adult Fiction for Young Adults: 2002
- trueBram Stoker Awards: Best First Novel
- trueBritish Book Awards (the Nibbies): Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year (2004-2009)
- trueEliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award)
- trueGateway Readers Award (Missouri)
- trueGreat American Read 2018
- trueIndies' Choice Book Awards: Adult Fiction
- trueIowa Association of School Librarians Book Awards: Iowa High School Book Award
- trueKentucky Bluegrass Award: Grades 9-12
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2002
- trueSchool Library Journal's Adult Books for High School Students: 2002
- trueSouth Carolina Book Awards: Young Adult Books
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2003
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Book to Movie: Ripped From the Pages (2015)
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, 2002.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2002.
- Award
- Book Sense Book of the Year Adult Fiction, 2003.
- Award
- British Book Award for the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year, 2004.
- Award
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award), 2005.
- Award
- Gateway Readers Award (Missouri), 2005.
- Award
- Iowa High School Book Award, 2005.
- Award
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2004.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2002
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2002.
- Award
- South Carolina Book Award, Young Adult Books, 2005.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2003
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
- Award
- Great American Read, 2018.
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