Bel canto : a novel
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Published
New York : HarperCollins, [2001].
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
318 pages ; 25 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
ROMANCE PATCHE 2001
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Published
New York : HarperCollins, [2001].
Format
Book
Edition
1st edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.3, 19 Points
Level 6.3, 19 Points
Lexile measure
930
Notes
Description
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different countries and continents become compatriots.Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion and cannot be stopped.
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NYT Bestseller A major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. “Blissfully romantic….A strange, terrific, spellcasting story.” — San Francisco Chronicle “Bel Canto…should be on the list of every literate music lover. The story is riveting, the participants breathe and feel and are alive, and throughout this elegantly-told novel, music pours forth so splendidly that the reader hears it and is overwhelmed by its beauty.” —Lloyd Moss, WXQR Ann Patchett’s award winning Bel Canto balances themes of love and crisis as disparate characters learn that music is their only common language. As in Patchett’s other novels, including Truth & Beauty and The Magician’s Assistant, the author’s lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.
Target Audience
930 L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,6.3,19,SD,Quiz 155131,English fiction.
Awards
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, 2002
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Patchett, A., & Patchett, A. (2001). Bel canto: a novel (1st edition.). HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patchett, Ann and Ann. Patchett. 2001. Bel Canto: A Novel. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patchett, Ann and Ann. Patchett. Bel Canto: A Novel HarperCollins, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Patchett, Ann,, and Ann Patchett. Bel Canto: A Novel 1st edition., HarperCollins, 2001.
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