'Tis : a memoir
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000.
Edition
1st Touchstone ed.
Physical Desc
367 pages ; 22 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hillcrest Public Library | 974.7 McCourt | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Touchstone ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.4, 24 Points
Level 6.4, 24 Points
Notes
General Note
Sequel to: Angela's ashes.
General Note
"A Touchstone book."
Description
The sequel to Frank McCourt's memoir of his Irish Catholic boyhood, Angela's Ashes, picks up the story in October 1949, upon his arrival in America. Though he was born in New York, the family had returned to Ireland due to poor prospects in the United States. Now back on American soil, this awkward 19-year-old, with his "pimply face, sore eyes, and bad teeth," has little in common with the healthy, self-assured college students he sees on the subway and dreams of joining in the classroom. Initially, his American experience is as harrowing as his impoverished youth in Ireland, including two of the grimmest Christmases ever described in literature. McCourt views the U.S. through the same sharp eye and with the same dark humor that distinguished his first memoir: race prejudice, casual cruelty, and dead-end jobs weigh on his spirits as he searches for a way out. A glimpse of hope comes from the army, where he acquires some white-collar skills, and from New York University, which admits him without a high school diploma. But the journey toward his position teaching creative writing at Stuyvesant High School is neither quick nor easy.
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NY Times Bestseller
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCourt, F. (2000). 'Tis: a memoir (1st Touchstone ed.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCourt, Frank. 2000. 'Tis: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCourt, Frank. 'Tis: A Memoir Simon & Schuster, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCourt, Frank. 'Tis: A Memoir 1st Touchstone ed., Simon & Schuster, 2000.
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