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A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel
Title:
A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel
Author:
Irving, John, 1942-
Personal Author:
Irving, John, 1942-
Edition:
2002 Modern Library edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Modern Library, 2002.

©1989
Physical Description:
xxiv, 641 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
1050 Lexile.
Program Information:
Reading Counts RC High School 8.5 53 Quiz: 13350 Guided reading level: NR.
Subject Term:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction.

Belief and doubt -- Fiction.

Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.

Male friendship -- Fiction.

Predestination -- Fiction.

Birthfathers -- Fiction.

Young men -- Fiction.

Boys -- Fiction.

Religious fiction.
Geographic Term:
New Hampshire -- Fiction.
Genre:
Psychological fiction.

Religious fiction.
ISBN:
9780679642596
Format :
Book

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