Large Print Book
Before we were yours / by Lisa Wingate.
Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone on the family shantyboat one stormy night. Rill Foss, just twelve years old, must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched from their home on the Mississippi and thrown into the care of the infamous Georgia Tann, director of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. South Carolina, Present Day. Avery Stafford has lived a charmed life. Loving daughter to her father, a U.S. Senator, she has a promising career as an assistant D.A. in Baltimore and is engaged to her best friend. But when Avery comes home to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken. Avery's decision to learn more about the woman's life will take her on a journey through her family's long-hidden history.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432839123
- Physical Description: 605 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | HL760L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 5.1 18 18 195183 |
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| Subject: | Brothers and sisters > Fiction. Orphanages > Fiction. Large type books. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. |
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Available copies
- 21 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 27 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Washington Public Library | FW (Text) | 31814800593425 | LLWM Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults WIN Large Print (Text) | 33454005450937 | Reading Room | Available | - |
| Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | LP FIC WIN BEF 2017 (Text) | 31001101703768 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Milton Public Library | LP WIN (Text) | 33226000901027 | MLTM Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Minersville Public Library | LT WIN (Text) | 30978000349739 | Large Type | Available | - |
| Muhlenberg Community Library | WIN (Text) | 33249023009446 | Large Print Fiction | Checked Out | 05/04/2024 |
| New Castle Public Library | BKM LP Fic Wingate (Text) | 31902005295407 | NWCM Bookmobile | Checked Out | 05/06/2024 |
| New Castle Public Library | BKM LP Fic Wingate (Text) | 31902005327622 | NWCM Bookmobile | Available | - |
| RPL - Northeast Branch | LP Fiction Wingate (Text) | 33223008248162 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| RPL - Senior Outreach | LP Fiction Wingate (Text) | 33223008512609 | Large Print Fiction | Checked Out | 05/15/2024 |
