| My Antonia Contributor(s): Cather, Willa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604594780 ISBN-13: 9781604594782 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: My ntonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named ntonia. The book's narrator, Jim Burden, arrives in the fictional town of Black Hawk, Nebraska, on the same train as the Shimerdas, as he goes to live with his grandparents after his parents have died. Jim develops strong feelings for ntonia, something between a crush and a filial bond, and the reader views ntonia's life, including its attendant struggles and triumphs, through that lens. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6" W x 9" (0.47 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Nebraska |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 713 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: My ntonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named ntonia. The book's narrator, Jim Burden, arrives in the fictional town of Black Hawk, Nebraska, on the same train as the Shimerdas, as he goes to live with his grandparents after his parents have died. Jim develops strong feelings for ntonia, something between a crush and a filial bond, and the reader views ntonia's life, including its attendant struggles and triumphs, through that lens. |