The handmaid's tale
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Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, ©1986.
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9780395404256, 0395404258, 9780385490818, 038549081X, 9780525435006
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311 pages ; 21-24 cm
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IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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LC Subjects
Dystopian fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Misogyny -- Fiction.
Women -- Fiction.

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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, ©1986.
Language
English
ISBN
9780395404256, 0395404258, 9780385490818, 038549081X, 9780525435006
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.4, 14 Points

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In a future world where the birth rate has declined, fertile women are rounded up, indoctrinated as "handmaids, " and forced to bear children to prominent men.
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Anchor Books edition (325 pages ; 21 cm).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Atwood, M. (1986). The handmaid's tale . Houghton Mifflin.

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

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-. 1986. The Handmaid's Tale. Houghton Mifflin.

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

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-. The Handmaid's Tale Houghton Mifflin, 1986.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale Houghton Mifflin, 1986.

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