Behind the beautiful forevers : life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
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New York : Random House, [2011].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781400067558, 1400067553
Physical Desc
xxii, 256 pages ; 25 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
1030L
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Published
New York : Random House, [2011].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781400067558, 1400067553
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.8, 14 Points
Lexile measure
1030

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Description
The dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees fortune in the recyclable garbage of richer people. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a rural childhood, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to good times. But then, as the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed.--From publisher description.
Target Audience
1030L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,7.8,14,14,156642

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Boo, K. (2011). Behind the beautiful forevers: life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity (First edition.). Random House.

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

Boo, Katherine. 2011. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. Random House.

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

Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Random House, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity First edition., Random House, 2011.

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