On the rooftop : a novel
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New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022].
ISBN
9780063267534, 0063267535
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | LP FIC SEXTON | On Shelf |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Large Type | FIC SEXTON, MARGARET | On Shelf |
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | LARGE TYPE NOVEL SEXTON | On Shelf |
Matteson Area Public Library District - Stacks | L.T. FIC SEXTON | On Shelf |
Oak Brook Public Library - Adult Large Print Fiction | LP SEXTON | Checked out |
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022].
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
433 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780063267534, 0063267535
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"Reese's Book Club"--Cover.
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A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters' ambitions for their own lives-set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco. At home they are just sisters, but on stage, they are The Salvations. Ruth, Esther, and Chloe have been singing and dancing in harmony since they could speak. Thanks to the rigorous direction of their mother, Vivian, they've become a bona fide girl group whose shows are the talk of the Jazz-era Fillmore. Now Vivian has scored a once-in-a-lifetime offer from a talent manager, who promises to catapult The Salvations into the national spotlight. Vivian knows this is the big break she's been praying for. But sometime between the hours of rehearsal on their rooftop and the weekly gigs at the Champagne Supper Club, the girls have become women, women with dreams that their mother cannot imagine. The neighborhood is changing, too: all around the Fillmore, white men in suits are approaching Black property owners with offers. One sister finds herself called to fight back, one falls into the comfort of an old relationship, another yearns to make her own voice heard. And Vivian, who has always maintained control, will have to confront the parts of her life that threaten to splinter: the community, The Salvations, and even her family.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sexton, M. W. (2022). On the rooftop: a novel (First Harper Large Print edition.). Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson. 2022. On the Rooftop: A Novel. Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson. On the Rooftop: A Novel Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson. On the Rooftop: A Novel First Harper Large Print edition., Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
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