Small wonder
by Kingsolver, Barbara frey50
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : HarperCollins Publishers (New York) , 2002 Physical details: xvi, 267 p. ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN:0060504072 (acid-free paper). ISSN:978006050| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 800 - 899 | 814.54 Kin (Browse shelf) | Available | 80499 |
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| 814.54 Gri My daddy was a pistol and I'm a son of a gun | 814.54 Hou Deep Creek : | 814.54 Kin High tide in Tucson : | 814.54 Kin Small wonder | 814.54 McM Real ponies don't go oink! | 814.54 McM Rubber legs and white tail-hairs | 814.54 Rom Everything and a kite / |
Small wonder -- Saying grace -- Knowing our place -- The patience of a saint -- Seeing scarlet -- Setting free the crabs -- A forest's last stand -- Called out -- A fist in the eye of God -- Lily's chickens -- The one-eyed monster, and why I don't let him in -- Letter to a daughter at thirteen -- Letter to my mother -- Going to Japan -- Life is precious, or it's not -- Flying -- Household words -- What good is a story? -- Marking a passage -- Taming the beast with two backs -- Stealing apples -- And our flag was still there -- God's wife's measuring spoons.
In 22 wonderfully articulate essays, Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence and poverty in the world. Illustrations.