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Our missing hearts :
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Physical Description 
335 pages ; 24 cm
Production / Publication Information 
New York : Penguin Press, 2022.
Summary 
"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic--including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power-and limitations-of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact"--
Call Number 
FICTION NG
Publication Date 
2022
Language 
English
ISBN 
9780593492543 9780593492666 9780593652763
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Cover image for Our missing hearts :
Our missing hearts :
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Format: 
Large print
Physical Description 
400 pages (large print); 24 cm
Edition 
First large print edition.
Production / Publication Information 
[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2022]
Summary 
In a society consumed by fear, twelve-year-old Bird Gardner, after receiving a mysterious letter, sets out on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese-American poet who left when he was nine years old, leading him to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.
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LP FIC NG
Publication Date 
2022
Language 
English
ISBN 
9780593632673
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Our missing hearts :
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Format: 
Audio disc
Physical Description 
8 audio discs (10 hrs.) ; 4 3/4 in..
Edition 
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information 
New York, NY : Penguin Audio, [2022]
Summary 
In a society consumed by fear, twelve-year-old Bird Gardner, after receiving a mysterious letter, sets out on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese-American poet who left when he was nine years old, leading him to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.
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CD FICTION NG
Publication Date 
2022
Language 
English
ISBN 
9780593629611
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Our missing hearts
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Sound recording
Physical Description 
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Production / Publication Information 
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2022]
Summary 
Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve "American culture" in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic--including the work of Birds mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesnt know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldnt wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. Its a story about the power--and limitations--of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.
Call Number 
PLAYAWAY FICTION NG
Publication Date 
2022
Language 
English
ISBN 
9781669666936
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Kindle e-reader [Wilmington]
Format: 
Electronic Resources
System details note 
Wireless reading device; U.S. power adapter voltage 100V-240V; micro-USB cable.
Physical Description 
1 wireless reader with cover and power cable.
Call Number 
KINDLE #2
Publication Date 
2016
Language 
English
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