Fahrenheit 451 : ...the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns
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New York : Simon & Schuster, [2013].
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed ; 60th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 159 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Status
Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
SCIENCE FICTION BRADBU 2012
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2013].
Format
Book
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed ; 60th anniversary edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.2, 7 Points
Lexile measure
890

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Description
In a society in which books are outlawed, Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.
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Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family." But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn't live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television. When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life.
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This sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author; a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Nelson Algren, Harold Bloom, Margaret Atwood, and others; rare manuscript pages and sketches from Ray Bradbury's personal archive; and much more ... -- From back cover.
Target Audience
890,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.2,7.0,736.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,10,13,Quiz: 03762,Guided reading level: NR.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, R. (2013). Fahrenheit 451: ...the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns (1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed ; 60th anniversary edition.). Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. 2013. Fahrenheit 451: ...the Temperature At Which Book Paper Catches Fire and Burns. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Fahrenheit 451: ...the Temperature At Which Book Paper Catches Fire and Burns Simon & Schuster, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451: ...the Temperature At Which Book Paper Catches Fire and Burns 1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed ; 60th anniversary edition., Simon & Schuster, 2013.

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