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Plainsong
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 570 Ratings and 556 Reviews

Book Description
Plainsong, according to Kent Haruf's epigraph, is "any simple and unadorned melody or air." It's a perfect description of this lovely, rough-edged book, set on the very edge of the Colorado plains. Tom Guthrie is a high school teacher whose wife can't--or won't--get out of bed; the McPherons are two bachelor brothers who know little about the world beyond their farm gate; Victoria Roubideaux is a ... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
BindingAudio Cassette (42 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100694522880
ISBN-13978-0694522880
Publication Date11/03/1999
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About Kent Haruf (Author) : Kent Haruf is a published author. Some of the published credits of Kent Haruf include Plainsong, Plainsong.
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About Tom Stechschulte (Narrator, Reader) : Tom Stechschulte is a published author and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Tom Stechschulte include Bridge to Terabithia, The Things They Carried, Across Five Aprils, and An Hour Before D... more
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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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