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Tis: A Memoir
Contributor(s): McCourt, Frank (Author)

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ISBN: 0684864495     ISBN-13: 9780684864495
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
OUR PRICE: $35.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1999
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Annotation: Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, "Angela's Ashes," has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which storytelling itself is the source of salvation, it won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Rarely has a book so swiftly found its place on the literary landscape.

And now we have "'Tis," the story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. The same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers in "Angela's Ashes" comes of age. As Malcolm Jones said in his "Newsweek" review of "Angela's Ashes," "It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that he leaves them wanting more when he is done...and McCourt proves himself one of the very best." Frank McCourt's "'Tis" is one of the most eagerly awaited books of our time, and it is a masterpiece.



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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Survival
Dewey: B
LCCN: 99031280
Lexile Measure: 1280(Not Available)
Series: Frank McCourt Memoirs
Physical Information: 1.49" H x 5.96" W x 9.12" L (1.99 lbs) 608 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Irish
- Religious Orientation - Catholic
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
Features: Large Print, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/1999 pg. 1283
Atlantic Monthly 10/01/1999 pg. 114
Entertainment Weekly 09/24/1999 pg. 139
Newsweek 09/27/1999 pg. 66
People Weekly 10/04/1999 pg. 51
Time 10/04/1999 pg. 104
Mademoiselle 11/01/1999 pg. 128
Library Journal 05/15/1999
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 34820
Reading Level: 6.4   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 24.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, Angela's Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which storytelling itself is the source of salvation, it won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Rarely has a book so swiftly found its place on the literary landscape.
And now we have 'Tis, the story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. The same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers in Angela's Ashes comes of age. As Malcolm Jones said in his Newsweek review of Angela's Ashes, It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that he leaves them wanting more when he is done...and McCourt proves himself one of the very best. Frank McCourt's 'Tis is one of the most eagerly awaited books of our time, and it is a masterpie

Contributor Bio(s): McCourt, Frank: - Frank McCourt (1930-2009) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, Angela's Ashes, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education.
 
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