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The Resource The twelve tribes of Hattie, Ayana Mathis

The twelve tribes of Hattie, Ayana Mathis

Label
The twelve tribes of Hattie
Title
The twelve tribes of Hattie
Statement of responsibility
Ayana Mathis
Title variation
12 tribes of Hattie
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In 1923, African American Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia, settles in Philadelphia, marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment, loses her first-born twins, and raises her next nine children to face a world that will not love them
Summary
Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family.
Storyline
Tone
Writing style
Character
Award
  • New York Times Notable Book, 2013
  • BCALA Literary Award for First Novelist, 2013.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10160900
Cataloging source
DLC
Citation source
  • Booklist starred, October 2012
  • Pub Weekly, October 2012
  • Kirkus Starred, November 2012
  • Booklist starred
  • Pub Weekly
  • Kirkus Starred
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Mathis, Ayana
Dewey number
813/.6
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • Adult
  • Adult
Intended audience source
Follett Library Resources
LC call number
PS3613.A82847
LC item number
T76 2012
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American women
  • African American families
  • African Americans
  • African American women
  • African American families
  • African Americans
  • Historical fiction
  • Domestic fiction
Target audience
adult
Label
The twelve tribes of Hattie, Ayana Mathis
Instantiates
Publication
Note
"Oprah's book club, 2.0"--Dust jacket
Control code
21414721
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
243 p.
Isbn
9780307959423
Lccn
2012010779
System control number
  • (rplri)114943
  • (IMchF)fol14228721
Label
The twelve tribes of Hattie, Ayana Mathis
Publication
Note
"Oprah's book club, 2.0"--Dust jacket
Control code
21414721
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
243 p.
Isbn
9780307959423
Lccn
2012010779
System control number
  • (rplri)114943
  • (IMchF)fol14228721

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