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The Handmaid's Tale
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Author:
Atwood, Margaret
Narrator:
Harris, Betty
Series:
Handmaid's tale volume 1.
Published:
Recorded Books, Inc. 2019
Format:
OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Points: 14
Lexile measure:
750L
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This novel has been described as "a women's 1984." As with Orwell's futuristic thriller, The Handmaid's Tale is well-written, politically astute, and contains enough reality mixed in with the fantastic to compel and horrify. Although the novel has a feminist perspective, it addresses the universal issues of individual autonomy and freedom.

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Street Date:
01/29/2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781980039549
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.4, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
750

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APA Citation (style guide)

Margaret Atwood. (2019). The Handmaid's Tale. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Margaret Atwood. 2019. The Handmaid's Tale. Recorded Books, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale. Recorded Books, Inc, 2019.

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Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc, 2019.

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