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What Is the What
Contributor(s): Eggers, Dave (Author)
ISBN: 0307385906     ISBN-13: 9780307385901
Publisher: Vintage
OUR PRICE:   $16.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2007
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Annotation: Based closely on true experiences of the Lost Boys of Sudan, who fled their war-ravaged country to come to the United States in the mid-1980s, this novel is heartbreaking and arresting, filled with adventure, suspense, tragedy, and, finally, triumph.
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Historical - General
- Fiction | Biographical
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2007021108
Lexile Measure: 870
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.26" W x 8.12" (0.86 lbs) 560 pages
 
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New York Times Notable Book
New York Times Bestseller

What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children --the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom. When he finally is resettled in the United States, he finds a life full of promise, but also heartache and myriad new challenges. Moving, suspenseful, and unexpectedly funny, What Is the What is an astonishing novel that illuminates the lives of millions through one extraordinary man.