Life of Pi : a novel
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Published
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2001].
Physical Desc
xii, 319 pages ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 16
Status
Arcadia Public Library - In Transit
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Published
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2001].
Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
99804830435
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.7, 16 Points
Level 5.7, 16 Points
Notes
Restrictions on Access
Available for distribution in: CANADA, USA.
Description
"Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices not only his native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes. The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days lost at sea. When they finally reach the coast of Mexico, Richard Parker flees to the jungle, never to be seen again. The Japanese authorities who interrogate Pi refuse to believe his story and press him to tell them "the truth." After hours of coercion, Pi tells a second story, a story much less fantastical, much more conventional-but is it more true? Life of Pi is at once a realistic, rousing adventure and a meta-tale of survival that explores the redemptive power of storytelling and the transformative nature of fiction. It's a story, as one character puts it, to make you believe in God." -- Publisher's description.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,5.7,16.0,65915.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.7,16.0,65915.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,9-12,7.2,23.0,32967.
Awards
Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2002.
Awards
Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Honor, 2002
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Ocean travel -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Pacific Ocean -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Shipwreck survival -- Fiction.
Storytelling -- Fiction.
Survival at sea -- Fiction.
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
Tiger -- Fiction.
Zoo animals -- Fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Ocean travel -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Pacific Ocean -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Shipwreck survival -- Fiction.
Storytelling -- Fiction.
Survival at sea -- Fiction.
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
Tiger -- Fiction.
Zoo animals -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Martel, Y. (2001). Life of Pi: a novel . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Martel, Yann. 2001. Life of Pi: A Novel. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Martel, Yann. Life of Pi: A Novel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Martel, Yann. Life of Pi: A Novel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001.
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