Roots : the saga of an American family
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Vanguard Books, [2007].
ISBN
9781593154493, 1593154496
Lexile measure
1330L
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Status
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor
929.2 HALEY
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929.2 HALEY
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | 929.2 HALEY | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | 929.2 HAL | On Shelf |
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC HALEY, ALEX | On Shelf |
| Calumet City Public Library - Nonfiction | 305.896 HAL | On Shelf |
| Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 929.2/HAL | On Shelf |
| Chicago Ridge Public Library - Stacks | 929.2 HAL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American families -- Fiction.
African American families.
African Americans -- Biography -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Biography.
Biographies.
Fiction.
Haley family -- Fiction.
Haley family.
Haley, Alex -- Family -- Fiction.
Haley, Alex -- Family.
Haley, Alex -- Fiction.
Haley, Alex.
Kinte family -- Fiction.
Kinte family.
African American families.
African Americans -- Biography -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Biography.
Biographies.
Fiction.
Haley family -- Fiction.
Haley family.
Haley, Alex -- Family -- Fiction.
Haley, Alex -- Family.
Haley, Alex -- Fiction.
Haley, Alex.
Kinte family -- Fiction.
Kinte family.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Vanguard Books, [2007].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 899 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781593154493, 1593154496
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.4, 48 Points
Level 7.4, 48 Points
Lexile measure
1330
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1976.
General Note
An historical novel influenced heavily by the family history of author Alex Haley.
General Note
"In 1976, Haley published Roots: the saga of an American Family, a novel based loosely on his family's history, starting with the story of Kunta Kinte, kidnapped in The Gambia in 1767 to be solde as a slave in the United States."--page 890.
Target Audience
1330L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.4,48,8671.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Haley, A. (2007). Roots: the saga of an American family (Thirtieth anniversary edition.). Vanguard Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haley, Alex. 2007. Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Vanguard Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haley, Alex. Roots: The Saga of an American Family Vanguard Books, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Haley, Alex. Roots: The Saga of an American Family Thirtieth anniversary edition., Vanguard Books, 2007.
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