The things they carried : a work of fiction
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Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009, 1990.
Edition
First Mariner Books edition
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
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Published
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009, 1990.
Format
Book
Edition
First Mariner Books edition
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.8, 10 Points

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"First published in 1990 by Houghton Mifflin" -- T.p. verso.
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This work depicts the heroic young men of Alpha Company as the carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

O'Brien, T. (20091990). The things they carried: a work of fiction (First Mariner Books edition). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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

O'Brien, Tim, 1946-. 20091990. The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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

O'Brien, Tim, 1946-. The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 20091990.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

O'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction First Mariner Books edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 20091990.

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