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The water beetles : (Record no. 391500)

000 -LEADER
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CONTROL NUMBER
control field 19781169
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20170719134322.0
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 170712t20172017nkc 000 1 eng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2017415368
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER
Record control number C20169070395
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER
Record control number C20169070409
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780864929662 (paperback)
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)ocn957505655
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency NLC
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency NLC
Description conventions rda
Modifying agency BTCTA
-- BDX
-- YDX
-- OCLCQ
-- CNEDM
-- OCLCO
-- UNBCA
-- OCLCQ
-- OCLCF
-- TOH
-- UAT
-- OCLCO
-- UAB
-- DLC
AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code lccopycat
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PR9199.4.K23
Item number W38 2017
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number C813/.6
Edition number 23
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 813/.6
Edition number 23
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME Kaan, Michael,
TITLE STATEMENT
Title The water beetles :
Remainder of title a novel /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Michael Kaan.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 355 pages ;
Dimensions 21 cm
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "The Leung family leads a life of secluded luxury in Hong Kong. But in December 1941, the Empire of Japan invades the colony. The family is quickly dragged into a spiral of violence, repression, and starvation. To survive, they entomb themselves and their friends in the Leung mansion. But this is only a temporary reprieve, and the Leungs are forced to send their children away. The youngest boy, Chung-Man, escapes with some of his siblings, and together they travel deep into the countryside to avoid the Japanese invaders. Thrown into a new world, Chung-Man befriends a young couple who yearn to break free of their rural life. But their friendship ends when the Japanese arrive, and Chung-Man is once again taken captive. Unwittingly and unwillingly, he enters a new cycle of violence and punishment until he finally breaks free from his captors and returns to Hong Kong. Deeply scarred, Chung-Man drifts along respectfully and dutifully, enveloped by the unspoken vestiges of war. It is only as he leaves home once again - this time for university in America - that he finally glimpses a way to keep living with his troubled and divided self. Written in restrained, yet beautiful and affecting prose, The Water Beetles is an engrossing story of adventure and survival. Based loosely on the diaries and stories of the author's father, this mesmerizing story captures the horror of war through the eyes of a child with unsettling and unerring grace."--
ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Additional physical form available note Issued also in electronic formats.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War, 1939-1945
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War II.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Combat Disorders.
LOCAL DATA ELEMENT F, LDF (RLIN)
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e ncip
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ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 02. English Fiction
COPY-LEVEL INFORMATION (RLIN)
Book number/undivided call number, CCAL (RLIN) hc15 2017-07-12 z-processor
Copy status, CST (RLIN) hc14 2017-07-19 to BCCD
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code
MONT20186F KAAMontague Regional High School
VRCS12178F KAAVernon River Consolidated School