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Parable of the Sower
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4 out of 5
Based on 14,434 Ratings and 1,368 Reviews

Book Description
Octavia E. Butler, the grande dame of science fiction, writes extraordinary, inspirational stories of ordinary people. Parable of the Sower is a hopeful tale set in a dystopian future United States of walled cities, disease, fires, and madness. Lauren Olamina is an 18-year-old woman with hyperempathy syndrome--if she sees another in pain, she feels their pain as acutely as if it were real. When he... More
Book Information
PublisherDemco Media
BindingTurtleback (19 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages345
ISBN-100606192204
ISBN-13978-0606192200
Publication Date10/2000
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About Octavia Butler (Author) : Octavia Butler is a published author. Published credits of Octavia Butler include Parable of the Sower.
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About Lynne Thigpen (Narrator) : Lynne Thigpen is a published author and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Lynne Thigpen include Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
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8/1/2007 Sondra LaBrie tagged as: I Read

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